Shannon T.L. Kearns writes as the anarchist reverend. He is a seminary graduate (M.Div 2009 from Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York). He is soon to be ordained in the North American Old Catholic Church. This site is a collection of original sermons and theological musings on the intersection of theology and being trans*. He also writes about Christian anarchism and his dreams for the future. The views presented on this website belong to him alone and do not represent trans* people as a whole, all christian anarchists, or the church he works for. Everything in this site is copyrighted so please do not steal.

Take a look at the video he did for the “It Gets Better” campaign.

In this podcast he shares the story of his journey from fundamentalist to anarchist while also talking about coming out.

In this post he highlights some of the reasons he identifies as a Christian Anarchist.

He is the co-founder and co-director of Camp Osiris, a camp for young adults aged 18-25 to come together and talk about the intersections between their sexualities/gender identities and their various spiritualities. The camp is located in Minnesota and welcomes youth from all over the country.

He is part of the pastoral team at House of the Transfiguration, a new church plant in Minneapolis.

The anarchist reverend is available for speaking engagements. He is the winner of the 2008 Queertopia homoletics preaching competition and has preached numerous times in various churches. He has also provided churches and other groups with Transgender 101 workshops and discussions. If interested, send him an email at: anarchistreverend@gmail.com.

This site welcomes comments and discussion, just keep it civil, please. Comments that are deemed to be harmful to trans* people will be deleted. Dissent is taken more seriously when one signs their name and provides a valid email address.

The anarchist reverend resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.