Trans Spirit Flourishing is an initiative of Josephine Inkpin - Minister of Pitt Street Uniting Church, an Anglican priest and trans woman -
seeking to shed light on transgender life & spiritual understanding and to help develop support and encouragement for trans people in our varied journeys. For spirituality is essential to human beings but we have often used it ignorantly.
Many Christians are still not aware of the devastating damage which has been done and which continues to be inflicted on LGBTI+ people by ideas and practices which we desperately need to leave behind. As a result the deep spiritual life and insights of so many LGBTI+ people is often neglected. For transgender and gender nonconforming people this is a particular tragedy as our journeys are so much bound up with exploring and expressing our deepest identities. Things are changing however, even if some of us will no doubt continue to bear the pain of the struggle. Trans spiritual flourishing for some sections of religious faiths may never happen, but who knows - God is amazing in surprises! However trans spirit flourishing can begin, or develop further, right and here and now, for everyone .
If you are someone struggling with gender identity, I hope that something in this therefore brings strength and encouragement - above all I have produced this for you, knowing how much I owe to those who have helped me. May we always know we are loved for who we are.
If you are someone seeking understanding or resourcing, I hope that this also brings light and assistance. I am so grateful for my cisgender allies and friends. May we celebrate and support our distinctive gifts and shared humanity.
We are living through challenging times, with many demanding issues of ecology, reconciliation, peacemaking, poverty, and care for refugees and other vulnerable people. Gender diversity has so often been a battlefield. May we make of it a source of grace for the larger journey of healing and wholeness for all.
seeking to shed light on transgender life & spiritual understanding and to help develop support and encouragement for trans people in our varied journeys. For spirituality is essential to human beings but we have often used it ignorantly.
Many Christians are still not aware of the devastating damage which has been done and which continues to be inflicted on LGBTI+ people by ideas and practices which we desperately need to leave behind. As a result the deep spiritual life and insights of so many LGBTI+ people is often neglected. For transgender and gender nonconforming people this is a particular tragedy as our journeys are so much bound up with exploring and expressing our deepest identities. Things are changing however, even if some of us will no doubt continue to bear the pain of the struggle. Trans spiritual flourishing for some sections of religious faiths may never happen, but who knows - God is amazing in surprises! However trans spirit flourishing can begin, or develop further, right and here and now, for everyone .
If you are someone struggling with gender identity, I hope that something in this therefore brings strength and encouragement - above all I have produced this for you, knowing how much I owe to those who have helped me. May we always know we are loved for who we are.
If you are someone seeking understanding or resourcing, I hope that this also brings light and assistance. I am so grateful for my cisgender allies and friends. May we celebrate and support our distinctive gifts and shared humanity.
We are living through challenging times, with many demanding issues of ecology, reconciliation, peacemaking, poverty, and care for refugees and other vulnerable people. Gender diversity has so often been a battlefield. May we make of it a source of grace for the larger journey of healing and wholeness for all.
Disclaimer: This website does not attempt to be comprehensive, nor do I necessarily personally agree with every word or direction of others to which I link. It certainly does not pretend to be any kind of authoritative statement of the Church within which I work.