The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory
Robert S SmithPaperback 2025-02-19
Publisher's Description:
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
- Recognise 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.
Praise for The Body God Gives:
If you want judicious arguments that reflect years of work grounded in exact and compassionate reading of the evidence, this is the book to read.
—D. A. Carson, emeritus professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
In this genuinely compassionate and deeply convictional work, Robert Smith offers a serious and thoughtful engagement with modern gender theory and transgender claims. Smith affirms the truth that both Scripture and Christian theology confirm that our Creator reveals our gender in our bodies. Christians will deeply appreciate his scholarship and his courage.
—R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The breadth of this book is stunning! All conclusions are biblically grounded, theologically sound, person affirming, and God honouring. The Body God Gives has my highest recommendation!
—Gregg R. Allison, professor of Christian theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; secretary, Evangelical Theological Society
This is an in-depth, fair-minded, and delightfully clear examination of contemporary trans and gender theories. There are no ‘straw men’ to be found here. That this book also includes a compelling account of biblical theological anthropology makes it a must-read for Christians who desire thoughtful and faithful engagement on these questions.
—Abigail Favale, author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
This volume is required reading for anyone who is serious about understanding how the Bible speaks to contemporary conversations of sex and gender.
—Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way
About the Author:
Robert S. Smith is an ordained Anglican minister and a lecturer in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He is the author of How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? and coauthor of The Gender Revolution: A Biblical, Biological and Compassionate Response.
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Publisher's Description:
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
- Recognise 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.
Praise for The Body God Gives:
If you want judicious arguments that reflect years of work grounded in exact and compassionate reading of the evidence, this is the book to read.
—D. A. Carson, emeritus professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
In this genuinely compassionate and deeply convictional work, Robert Smith offers a serious and thoughtful engagement with modern gender theory and transgender claims. Smith affirms the truth that both Scripture and Christian theology confirm that our Creator reveals our gender in our bodies. Christians will deeply appreciate his scholarship and his courage.
—R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The breadth of this book is stunning! All conclusions are biblically grounded, theologically sound, person affirming, and God honouring. The Body God Gives has my highest recommendation!
—Gregg R. Allison, professor of Christian theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; secretary, Evangelical Theological Society
This is an in-depth, fair-minded, and delightfully clear examination of contemporary trans and gender theories. There are no ‘straw men’ to be found here. That this book also includes a compelling account of biblical theological anthropology makes it a must-read for Christians who desire thoughtful and faithful engagement on these questions.
—Abigail Favale, author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
This volume is required reading for anyone who is serious about understanding how the Bible speaks to contemporary conversations of sex and gender.
—Rachel Gilson, author of Born Again This Way
About the Author:
Robert S. Smith is an ordained Anglican minister and a lecturer in theology, ethics, and music ministry at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He is the author of How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? and coauthor of The Gender Revolution: A Biblical, Biological and Compassionate Response.