Sex and Uncertainty in the Body of Christ: Intersex Conditions and Christian Theology [Hardcover]

Mainstream Christian theology has valued the integrity of the body and the goodness of God reflected in creation. However, it has also asserted the complementarity of normal male and female physiology. Sex and Uncertainty in the Body of Christ offers the first systematic theology of the intersexed body.

The book analyzes the theological implications of physical intersex conditions and their medical treatment. The medical assumption of what constitutes male and female bodies is shown to raise essential questions about the meaning of incarnation and bodiliness. The book argues for a theology that speaks to stigmatized and marginal bodies, examining the impact of such a theology on sex, marriage, sexuality, perfection, healing, and the resurrected body.

1. Introduction  2. Reflecting and Reproducing: The History of Intersex  3. Relinquishing and Relating: Intersex/DSD and Marginal Bodies in the Body of Christ  4. Reassigning and Redefining: Intersex/DSD and Theologies from Transgender  5. Remembering and Re-Membering: Intersex and Theologies from Disability  6. Resisting and Reappropriating: Intersex/DSD and Queer Theologies  7. Realizing and Remaking: Conclusion  Glossary: A Summary of Some Intersex/DSD Conditions and Related Terminology

Sex and Uncertainty in the Body of Christ offers the first systematic theology of the intersexed body. The book analyzes the theological implications of physical intersex conditions and their medical treatment.

Brings to light the mass confusion  uncertainty  surrounding intersex conditions in both medical circles and theological circles. This volume is highly recommended.  Religious Studies Review

Susannah Cornwall is Advanced Research Fellow at University of Exeter, UK.US? Susannah Cornwall 2010