Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis’ Images of Gender

All of reality, gender included, is a gift.

In the modern mind, the individual is a self-created being capable and even responsible for continued re-creation. This has led to a confused culture propelled by an endless striving for personal fulfillment at any cost, most recently exemplified in the transgender movement. While it may be tempting to dismiss this movement as a facet of the world outside the church, it is incumbent upon Christian thinkers to grapple with its complex theoretical underpinnings in order to give a counterargument to a confused culture. The work of C. S. Lewis provides a framework for such a study. In his work, Lewis presents the human person within the doctrine of creation. As with all of reality, gender, he posits, is a gift. The proper response of a gift is first to receive it, and then work out the potential within it. Rather than encouraging humans to re-create themselves in bodily form, Lewis re-enchants the imagination to rightly perceive the complex nature of human beings made male and female.

234 pages

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