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Rob Smith is a theologian who lectures in systematic theology and ethics at Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia, and serves as an honorary assistant minister at St. Andrew’s Anglican Cathedral in Sydney. Rob is married to Claire, and they have an adult son, Nathanael.
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Transgenderism: Hopes, Tensions, and Biological Roadblocks

Transgenderism: Hopes, Tensions, and Biological Roadblocks

Aug 12, 2016
“Until we find our rest in Christ, we will be trying to invent ourselves in ways that will only end in tears.” Rob Smith on the hopes, tensions, and roadblocks of the transgender movement.
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Aug 12, 2016
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Is Technology Outpacing Our Ethics?

Is Technology Outpacing Our Ethics?

Aug 11, 2016
“Transgender surgery often contradicts the Hippocratic principle of ‘Do no harm,’” says theologian and ethicist Rob Smith in today’s episode. “You are now perhaps mutilating a perfectly healthy body to try and address a psychological problem.”
Rob Smith
Aug 11, 2016
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What Gives Us the Right to Label Transgender Impulses as Wrong?

What Gives Us the Right to Label Transgender Impulses as Wrong?

Aug 10, 2016
“Christians should get as good a grasp on questions about transgender, whether or not we have transgender friends,” says theologian and ethicist Rob Smith. “Because when a person hurts themselves, it hurts others.”
Rob Smith
Aug 10, 2016
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What Causes Gender Dysphoria?

What Causes Gender Dysphoria?

Aug 9, 2016
“God has given us distinct body and soul, but they exist in psychosomatic unity,” says theologian and ethicist Rob Smith. “The two are knit together (Psalm 139:13).” So what does this mean in the transgender debate?
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Aug 9, 2016
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Why Did the Transgender Revolution Catch Us by Surprise?

Why Did the Transgender Revolution Catch Us by Surprise?

Aug 8, 2016
“Gender dysphoria ought to evoke our compassion,” says Rob Smith, our guest this week on the podcast. “It is a horrific affliction to bear.” Smith is a theologian and ethicist at Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia, and for him, gender dysphoria hits home.
Rob Smith
Aug 8, 2016

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