Theology
Living a Theology of Gender How to Love Our Gendered World Fellipe do Vale What in the world is gender? Whatever it is, it must be something in the world. That, however, is not how theologians have talked about gender. Much work has been done in recent years on the theology of gender. But unfortunately, much of it is abstract, otherworldly, and largely disconnected from the real lives we live as gendered people interacting with a whole host of concrete, gendered goods. Living a Theology of Gender steps into this gap by analyzing the gendered goods that inhabit our world and shape us, such as politics, mar- keting, clothing, food, dating relationships, and friendships. Using the tools of moral theology, this book shrinks the distance between gender theory and gendered practice. Fellipe do Vale builds on his well-received Gender as Love , moving from theory and theology to practical moral guidance. He engages the two theological tasks he views as necessary components of thinking about gender: the descriptive (what is) and the normative (what should be). In the latter, he employs both a theology of the resurrected body and a theology of human love. He argues that our loves shape us and that Christian discipleship requires rightly ordering our loves, including in this arena of gender. This much-needed analysis will become a key resource in Christian ethics. “In recent decades, most discussions of gender have focused attention on outlier cases, lending an abstractness to discussions of gender that seem simultaneously to demand that Christians take a position in the culture wars and yet to be far removed from ordinary Christians’ daily lives. Fellipe do Vale brings the discussion back down to earth with nuance and theological acumen by lingering over the mundane daily practices through which everyone’s gender identities are filled out. A lucid and practically helpful contribution to a fraught discussion.” —Brian Brock, University of Aberdeen “Finally, a theology of gender that is practicable in real life and of- fers an alternative to the reductionistic debates! Living a Theology of Gender is an excellent resource that goes beyond prescriptions, prompting reflection for discernment in everyday contexts. This book accomplishes a rare feat in challenging people on all sides to reflect on their loves in light of God.” —Karen R. Keen, author of The Word of a Humble God: The Origins, Inspiration, and Interpretation of Scripture
OCTOBER 2026 • 216 pp. • $27.99p • 9781540968883
Fellipe do Vale (PhD, Southern Methodist University) is tutor in doc- trine and ethics at Trinity College, Bristol. He previously taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Do Vale specializes in the junc- ture where theological anthropology and moral theology meet and has published widely on gender, ethics, and systematic theology.
ALSO BY THE AUTHOR GENDER AS LOVE 272 pp. • $35.00p • 9781540966971
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