Beyond Male and Female? a Theological Account of Intersex Embodiment

Sam Ashton tracks and traces the sexed body as it moves from creation, through the fall, to redemption "now," and final consummation "not yet." Each chapter privileges biblical exegesis, drawing upon figures in church history (notably Augustine and Aquinas) as and when they illumine Scripture. With the complete divine drama in view, the book offer synthetic judgments about what remains essential for the "structure" of the sexed body as it travels through history and what may be accidental to the sexed body's "direction" within a particular theo-dramatic act. Ashton concludes by considering ways to transition from dogmatic judgments about intersexuality to the moral-pastoral care of concrete intersex individuals, briefly thinking about the complex matter of marriage.