Jen could (and might) explain ‘transgender theology’ infinitely better than I could. But here’s how it looks from my point of view… There’s an established discipline of feminist theology (established as in, there are lots of academic books, articles, conferences and a journal.) Jen did an MA in this area and found it very rich and interesting. A lot of the feminist theology stuff seeks to explore alternatives to the patriarchal, ‘man with a beard’ God, for instance through female images of the divine, goddess worship and so on. All of which may be great BUT these female-divine images are a bit like an opposite side of a binary (the other side of a coin, so the coin still exists) – and may not be recognisable by all women. Does being ‘female’ necessarily involve being maternal (fertile, nurturing) for instance? Soooo… Jen thought how about talking to people who have gender identities outside of the binary, eg folks who change gender or don’t identify with one of the traditional two sexes, about their spiritual journeys? And using the results to critique some of the assumptions of feminist theology. That’s what she’s doing as a PhD project. Hence, ‘transgender theology’…

That’s probably the most superficial summary of an academic project ever attempted… help us out, Jen!

The idea of a modern equivalent to silt silencing our highways and superhighways is a chilling thought, since I can’t think of any possibility half as benign as the steady accretion of estuarine mud.

Am looking forward to the photos. Hope Orbital is good.