A Sword Between the Sexes?

by Van Leeuwen, Mary Stewart

• ISBN13: 9781587432088
• ISBN10: 1587432080
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Brazos Pr

Summary

What did C.S. Lewis really think about gender roles? In this book, a widely recognized expert on male and female roles evaluates Lewis's understanding and presentation of gender, revealing that he ended his life thinking differently about gender than many of his followers assume. This is the first book to provide a close examination of Lewis's thought on gender and what it means for today. It addresses the tension between faith and science and offers insight into the continuing debate over gender relations, egalitarianism, and complementarianism. This book will appeal to readers of C. S. Lewis and those who are interested in gender issues.

Author Biography

Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen (PhD, Northwestern University) is professor of psychology and philosophy at Eastern University, where she is also resident scholar at the Center for Christian Women in Leadership. She is the author of Gender and Grace.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
Surprised by Jack: An Ambivalent Journey	p. 13
A More Fundamental Reality than Sex? C. S. Lewis's Views on Gender	p. 35
"Mere" Christianity? Sources and Results of Lewis's Views on Gender	p. 59
"Not the Only Fundamental Difference": The Edwardian World of C. S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers	p. 83
A Better Man than His Theories: C. S. Lewis as a Mentor and Colleague to Women	p. 109
"You Can Only Get to Know Them": C. S. Lewis and the Social Sciences	p. 139
Men Are from Earth, Women Are from Earth: The Psychology of Gender Since C. S. Lewis	p. 167
"Nature Speaks Chiefly in Answer to Our Questions": C. S. Lewis and Some Neglected Issues in the Psychology of Gender	p. 191
"True to the Kind of Things We Are": C. S. Lewis and Family Life	p. 215
"Suppressed by Jack": The Two Sides of C. S. Lewis	p. 241
Index	p. 261
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