Being single in the church
Subtitle: insights from history and personal stories
By: Philip B. Wilson.
Publisher: Morehouse Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Harrisburg, Pa
Language: eng
Subjects: Single people -- Religious life.; Single people -- Religious life -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rivers and rituals; title: A historical overview of singleness from earliest times to the year 1800; title: The Celts : a meandering morality; title: The arrival of the Christians : despising the ecstatic, embracing the ascetic; title: Irish monasticism : hierarchical relationships and heavenly rewards the Reformation in Europe from monastery to family; title: The British Isles : Puritans, Presbyterians and holy households; title: John Wesley : looking for a method in his marriage; title: Interim conclusions to chapter one; title: Sexuality and secularism; title: A historical and cultural overview of singleness from 1800 to the present; title: Exceptions to the norm : those who resisted society's urge to wed; title: Victorian novel ideas : Victorian authors on marriage; title: Silver screen salvation : Hollywood's early love affair with romance; title: The 1960s and all that : the rise of singleness as a preferred lifestyle option; title: Post-modern singleness : "guilt-free sex"?; title: The church's response : a brief review; title: More Brontë than Coupland; title: Interim conclusions to chapter two; title: The rivers keep flowing; title: The participants; title: The interview process and the concept of "being single"; title: Matt's story : "I suppose sex is a big part of most people's lives"; title: Victoria's story : "If you're building a church, you want the children"; title: Rob's story : "I would like the church to be radical in how it sees community"; title: Linda's story : "I can't believe I'm doing the job I'm doing ... it's so grown up"; title: Stuart's story : "It's the freedom that's the privilege"; title: Julie's story : "He told me I was a wicked woman for working"; title: Stephanie's story :"If you were single you had to have this higher calling, you had to be a missionary"; title: Winston's story : "If I had sought a relationship outside church, I probably would have found it easier"; title: Joan's story : "Church for me is the loneliest place of all"; title: George's story : "I'm more than that"; title: Janice's story : "God's desire was for marriage"; title: Bertie's story : "The family and the church mean so much to me"; title: Margaret's story : "I'd love to share with somebody"; title: Derek's story : "So much to thank God for"; title: Liz's story: "It's been really worth waiting for"; title: Brief closing remarks to chapter three; title: Loneliness, dating and sexuality; title: Singleness and loneliness : the biggest problem of all?; title: Single people and dating : where are all the decent single Christian men?; title: Singleness and celibacy : the principle is one thing, the practice is another; title: Single people and the church; title: Church-pain; title: Church-stress; title: Intimacy or anonymity?; title: Anti-clericalism?; title: Interim conclusions to chapters four and five; title: The challenge of singleness : individuality and theology; title: Individuality : the benefits of being alone versus the costs of singleness; title: Theology : what are we to believe? how are we to behave?; title: The challenge to the church : the potential of community; title: The Christian ommunity is at the centre of our world; title: The Christian community is the place for ethics; title: The Christian community values friendship; title: The Christian community has relational leaders of influence; title: Creating the singles-friendly church.