C. S. Lewis Surprised and Humanized by Joy |
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| Authors: | John R. Scudder Jr Anne H. Bishop |
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| Affiliation: | John (Jack) Scudder and Anne Bishop are both professors emerita (philosophy, nursing) at Lynchburg College and are pioneers in developing philosophy of nursing and nursing ethics. Since retirement, they have written on relationships between men and women and are currently pursuing worldly spirituality. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : 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. |
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| Keywords: | gender love friendship worldly spirituality grief eros agape |
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