Let me start out that to my knowledge I have not been diagnosed as or told I was Intersex, but would not be surprised if I was and just haven't been told due to the shame and stigma around being intersexed that the author mentions, as I know even without knowledge of a diagnosis, I have experienced a similar shame due my puberty leaving me underdeveloped in some areas while wrongly developed in others.
The biggest reason I purchased this book is because I have been interested in how various Evangelical groups/individuals view the concept of those being Intersexed, but not wanting to sound like it was being used as a "loophole" when talking about gender dysphoria, but how they view Intersex on its own, partially because of knowing some of the biology and genetics behind intersexed conditions but again due to the possibility of me falling under the category of being intersexed and a Bible believing Christian.
This book was a good read, that I could barely put down, and I would recommend it, not as an end all be all resource regarding Intersex and the Christian faith, but as a starting point. This should be read by not just ministers, pastors, and lay leaders; but also expecting parents and even those that are intersexed and interested in learning about Christianity and how it relates to them. This book constantly expresses the importance of the Gospel and that those who are intersexed are both just as much in need of it as everyone else, and that it is just as available to them as it is to everyone else.
Now the negative, but not negative enough to affect the rating. Just with people you meet in real life you might not agree on all the minor Theological issues that the author discusses, and sometimes her definition of certain terms being used makes it hard to follow regarding some topics; but overall, it appears to be a good Biblical approach to a group that is often misunderstood, marginalized, and overlooked.
The areas I had some differing opinions on are more related to her view of complementarianism and egalitarianism as well as how the resurrection bodies will be. The author is an egalitarian and views regarding intersexed individuals this is the view that makes the most sense in how they are to be involved within the church community and in ministry; I on the other hand while agree with that in some aspects in others I would still hold a more complementarian view such as pastoral leadership. Then with the resurrection body the author believes that in the resurrection intersex will be completely erased, but I am not quite as certain on that as with the one example of a resurrection body we have, much of the scars and signs of the torture Jesus endured appear to have been healed, or at least are not mentioned, He still had the scars from the nails and the spear; thus, I believe some resurrected bodies will still be intersexed. Some people may also get confused regarding the author pointing out how intersexed conditions are part of the result of the fall, I even saw someone leave a review stating how this just reinforces the concept of shame. To me the author did not have that intent, as they pointed out how intersexed conditions are just one thing out of many that are the result of the fall, things like sickness, cancer, and death; by no means did it view this as something to be shameful of but just a "fact of life." I think the misconception has to do with people linking everything that is the result of the fall to sin. Just as Jesus was asked regarding the man born blind "who sinned?" Jesus responded that the blindness was not because of the man or his parents' sin, in a similar manner the author points out how while being one of many results of the fall being born intersexed is not sinful or even related to the sin of an individual
