Singleness and the church : a new theology of the single life /

Singleness is a much overlooked treasure in Christian tradition. In these pages, Christians (single and married alike) can rediscover the richness of singleness in its great variety. This book offers thought-provoking cultural and theological analysis, along with voices of single Christian people do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bennett, Jana Marguerite, 1975- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Church work with single people. Single people > Religious life. Pastorale des personnes seules. Personnes seules > Vie religieuse. RELIGION > Christian Church > History. RELIGION > Christianity > History. Church work with single people Single people > Religious life Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Loneliness: the character of a single life?
Choice: never married and Paul
Desire: uncommitted relationships and Augustine
Perfection: committed relationships and John Wesley
Friendship: same-sex attracted, single, and Aelred of Rievaulx
Proclamation: widowhood and Elizabeth Ann Seton
Grace: divorce and Stanley Hauerwas
Sufficiency: single parenting and Dorothy Day.