"Sabine Estner lived in the body of a man and in the community of the church for 55 years, 14 of which as a monk. She felt like a girl from an early age. Her father tried to beat it out of her. Without faith, she says, she wouldn't have survived. What is it like when someone believes deeply in God and Jesus Christ, but the institution that represents them tries to erase that identity? How do you manage to withstand the massive pressure from outside and still not lose your own faith? By finding the strength to overcome church dogmas and find the God who loves you as you are.
In “My Faith Saved Me,” Sabine talks about her difficult journey as a trans person in the bosom of the church and in a society that was not (yet) willing to think beyond the male/female model."
"Sabine Estner holds a degree in electrical engineering. For 14 years she lived as a monk in a monastery. Due to her trans identity, she became very traumatized and became seriously ill. Along the way, she has been sustained by her faith in Jesus.
Claudia Heuermann studied at the Cologne Academy of Media Arts and is the director and author of several award-winning films. After the birth of her sons, she moved to the American wilderness, about which she wrote her first book. Today she lives and works in Munich."
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