142—The Genesis of Gender—Abigail Favale

By Catholic Culture Podcast ( bio - articles - email ) | Sep 12, 2022 | In The Catholic Culture Podcast

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Abigail Favale returns to the show to discuss her new book, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory.

Topics include:

• Understanding “lived experience” in light of theology and anthropology
• Learning from people with gender dysphoria who have transitioned and detransitioned
• The spike in transgender identity among teenagers
• “What about intersex people?”
• How potency and actuality can help us to understand sex difference
• Manhood and womanhood as symbols of theological realities

Abigail Favale, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory https://ignatius.com/the-genesis-of-gender-ggp/

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