Singled out : why celibacy must be reinvented in today's church /
Col�on, Christine A., 1968-
Singled out : why celibacy must be reinvented in today's church / Christine A. Col�on & Bonnie E. Field. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2009. - 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-244) and index.
Repression & neuroses : negative secular views of celibacy -- Power & freedom : positive secular views of celibacy -- Chastity & holiness : positive Christian views of celibacy -- Sin & selfishness : negative Christian views of celibacy -- Lust & avoidance : dangerous messages about sexual temptation -- Happiness & maturity : dangerous messages about sex and marriage -- Covenant & inclusion : views of celibacy in Scripture -- Monks & martyrs : views of celibacy in the church's past -- Discipline & community : views of celibacy in contemporary Christian thought.
9781587432378 (pbk.) 1587432374 (pbk.)
2009007341
Single people--Religious life.
Celibacy--Christianity.
Evangelicalism.
BV 4596 .S5 C655 2009
Singled out : why celibacy must be reinvented in today's church / Christine A. Col�on & Bonnie E. Field. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2009. - 256 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-244) and index.
Repression & neuroses : negative secular views of celibacy -- Power & freedom : positive secular views of celibacy -- Chastity & holiness : positive Christian views of celibacy -- Sin & selfishness : negative Christian views of celibacy -- Lust & avoidance : dangerous messages about sexual temptation -- Happiness & maturity : dangerous messages about sex and marriage -- Covenant & inclusion : views of celibacy in Scripture -- Monks & martyrs : views of celibacy in the church's past -- Discipline & community : views of celibacy in contemporary Christian thought.
9781587432378 (pbk.) 1587432374 (pbk.)
2009007341
Single people--Religious life.
Celibacy--Christianity.
Evangelicalism.
BV 4596 .S5 C655 2009