Theistic cosmologies have inspired many religious communities to alienate transgender individuals. While the growth in tolerance among congregations and institutions is important, there remains a pressing need to address the cosmologies at the root of intolerance. A re-examination of theological conceptions of God and the human person reveal not only acceptability, but significance, in the trans experience itself. Synthesizing gender studies with theology, this interdisciplinary article argues that God’s nature as deeply personal Love implies a sacredness in gender authenticity. The human person is part of an evolution toward deeply personalized consciousness. Gender, when freed from rigid constraints, is a social expression of this personalized self in a common cultural language. As infinite Love, God actualizes in the universe in deeply personal love. Therefore, by personalizing knowledge of one another and enabling deeper love between human persons, gender authenticity, in its fluidity, ambiguity, and continuous newness, deepens God’s existence. Ultimately, I argue, expressing one’s authentic gender(s) is a sacred act.

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神圣的自我表达：爱与跨性真实

有神论的宇宙论激发了许多宗教团体疏远跨性别者。虽然教会和机构之间容忍度的增长很重要，但仍然迫切需要解决不容忍根源的宇宙学问题。对上帝和人类的神学概念的重新审视不仅揭示了跨性别体验本身的可接受性，而且揭示了意义。这篇跨学科的文章将性别研究与神学结合起来，认为上帝的本质作为深深的个人之爱意味着性别真实性的神圣性。人类是向深度个性化意识进化的一部分。性别，当摆脱了严格的限制时，是这种个性化自我在共同文化语言中的一种社会表达。作为无限的爱，上帝以深深的个人之爱在宇宙中实现。因此，通过个性化彼此的知识并促进人与人之间更深的爱，性别真实性以其流动性、模糊性和持续的新颖性，加深了上帝的存在。最后，我认为，表达一个人的真实性别是一种神圣的行为。