Conference on Intersex, Theology and the Bible
11 Jan 2013
One-day conference on 12 March 2013 brings together scholars and activists from Britain, the USA, Australia and South Africa.
Intersex conditions (sometimes called DSDs) are conditions causing a physical variation from male or female. About 1 in 2500 people has an intersex condition, yet it remains an area shrouded in secrecy.
Intersex has attracted increasing attention in the humanities and social sciences in recent years, not least because of the controversies surrounding treatment protocols, and the terminology used for these conditions by intersex people and their families, the medical profession, activists and society at large.
However, intersex remains understudied within theology, religion and biblical studies. Little existing work focuses on the importance of spirituality and faith for intersex people and their families, or the implications of intersex for Christian theology, biblical interpretation, church policy, and pastoral care. Theological implications for social understandings of intersex also remain under-examined.
This one-day conference, part of the Intersex, Identity and Disability: Issues for Public Policy, Healthcare and the Church project at the Lincoln Theological Institute, The University of Manchester, brings together scholars and activists from Britain, the USA, Australia and South Africa.
We ask what difference intersex might make to the way theology and biblical studies (especially in the areas of sex, gender and human sexuality) are done, and what difference insights from theology and biblical studies might make to social and cultural understandings of intersex.
Registration is now open for this conference and costs £20 (£10 student/unwaged) for the day, including lunch:
More information is available on the conference website: