**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...
**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*.
**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...
**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*.
The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory$54.99
A solid defence of the enduring created order and the idea that sex determines gender
This is an impressive scholarly response to a pressing social issue. Robert Smith engages at length with theorists who argue in favour of divorcing sex from gender. He then summarises biblical scholarship on the topic. Finally, he examines key Bible texts, carefully refuting other scholars with whom he disagrees. Smith is thorough and comprehensive. While critical, he is also compassionate and fair. A solid and insightful defence of the enduring created order and the idea that sex determines gender. (2025 Australian Christian Book of the Year judges)
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7 months ago
An evangelical response to transgender theory
I benefited from this carefully considered and detailed response to transgender theory from an evangelical perspective. As would be expected, Smith spends a lot of time in the first two chapters of Genesis, after engaging extensively with secular theorists on sex and gender. Through exegesis and theological reflection on Genesis, Smith demonstrates that “to be human is to be embodied and to be embodied is to be sexed,” and that it is the sexed body that signifies and determines the gendered self.
