The Body God Gives

By responding to leading gender theorists and engaging with scripture, this book argues that God intends a person's gender to be grounded in the reality of his or her biological sex--the body God has given. What is the relationship between sex and gender? In The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, Robert S. Smith argues that God intends a person's gender to be grounded in the reality of his or her biological sex--the body God has given. In making his case, Smith critiques the central claim of transgender theory: that the sexed body does not determine the gendered self. He also evaluates contemporary changes in thought and speech about sex and gender, responding to modern confusion with biblical conviction and compassion. God speaks clearly, both in his word and in his world. Christianity Today 2025 Book of the Year Award of Merit Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Winner (Apologetics and Evangelism) "Joins conviction and compassion in a sober, cogent analysis."-- Christianity Today ***What is the relationship between sex and gender? ● Understand society's shifts in thinking and talking about sex and gender ● Discover how biological sex guides gender ● Recognize how the Bible speaks to gender and transgender ● Respond to affirming interpretations of Scripture ● Answer gender confusion with clarity and compassion In The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, Robert S. Smith argues that God intends a person's gender to be grounded in the reality of his or her biological sex--the body God has given. In making his case, Smith critiques the central claim of transgender theory: that the sexed body does not determine the gendered self. He also evaluates contemporary changes in thought and speech about sex and gender, responding to modern confusion with biblical conviction and compassion. God speaks clearly, both in his word and in his world.

Pages: 472, Paperback, Lexham Academic