Singled out : why celibacy must be reinvented in today's church - d; Field, Bonnie E., 1969- (Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-244) and index.
Keywords: Single people -- Religious life; Celibacy -- Christianity; Evangelicalism