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C. S. Lewis Surprised and Humanized by Joy
Author(s) -
Scudder John R.,
Bishop Anne H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2009.00432.x
Subject(s) - friendship , human sexuality , meaning (existential) , wife , grief , psychoanalysis , psychology , christianity , social psychology , gender studies , philosophy , sociology , theology , psychotherapist
: C. S. Lewis' views on sexuality and the relationship between men and women changed radically through his relationship with Joy, his friend and later wife. Lewis makes a sharp distinction between love and friendship in his writings. This article shows how his concrete experience of love and grief with Joy transformed his understanding of relationships between men and women, and, eventually, the meaning of being human and its implications for Christianity.