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This chapter describes both traditional Biblical beliefs about gender and contemporary concepts based on Queer Theory and new scientific findings related to gender identity. It also begins to explore how these different views lead to conflicts in the public policy arena.
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de Jong, D.H. (2020). Conceptualizations of Gender: From Biblical to Queer. In: Conservative Christianity, Gender Identity, and Religious Liberty. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42393-3_2
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