ST. LOUIS—Understanding the prickly issues of today can be challenging for any Christian. A new Apologetics (confessing the Christian faith) and Polemics (confessing the Lutheran faith) series from Concordia Publishing House gives believers the tools they need to talk about a variety of issues and to equip themselves to take on contemporary concerns. The latest edition, Responding to Transgenderism in Light of God’s Word by Rev. Dr. Scott Stiegemeyer, is now available to order on the CPH website.
“The church offers hope with the assurance that the most painful and puzzling problems of our present time, transgender conditions among them, will be fully resolved in Him in the dawning age to come,” Stiegemeyer writes. “This means that even our most inscrutable troubles, though overwhelming to us, are simple to resolve in the hands of the One in whom we trust.”
With a thorough explanation and noncombative language, Stiegemeyer helps readers understand why Christians view transgenderism as a sin and explores the current discussion surrounding the topic in this Apologetics volume. Then, he helps readers find ways to witness to those suffering from perceived gender dysphoria to see themselves as perfect in God’s design.
Each volume in the series is written by top authors in the field who have spent their life’s work researching their assigned topic. Two previous volumes have been written before this newest edition, including one that tackles the purpose of mission work and another that lays out a biblical theology of God’s two realms represented in the church and the state.
Visit cph.org for more information about the Apologetics and Polemics series. Contact Erica Sontag to schedule an interview with the latest author or a representative from Concordia Publishing House.
About This Volume’s Author
Scott Stiegemeyer is an associate professor of theology and bioethics at Concordia University Irvine. He has served as a parish pastor in LCMS congregations in the Pittsburgh and Chicago areas and attended Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he earned his master of divinity degree.
About the Series
This series takes up contemporary topics in faith and culture, helping Christians understand the challenges they face and interact with them faithfully. Volumes fit into one of two categories. The first category, Apologetics: Confessing the Christian Faith, addresses contemporary issues in the church’s interaction with the world—especially those that leave the Christian at odds with societal trends and assumptions. The second category, Polemics: Confessing the Lutheran Faith, contains entries that teach Lutheran doctrine and bring it into conversation with American Christianity. Contributors are experts in their fields and are known for their insight, confessional integrity, and clarity of writing.
