
The Meaning of Singleness
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church
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The Meaning of Singleness
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church
About this book
Is Christian singleness a burden to be endured or a God-ordained vocation? Might singleness here and now give the church a glimpse of God's heavenly promises?
Dani Treweek offers biblical, historical, cultural, and theological reflections to retrieve a theology of singleness for the church today. Drawing upon both ancient and contemporary theologians, including Augustine, Ălfric of Eynsham, John Paul II, and Stanley Hauerwas, she contends not only that singleness has served an important role throughout the church's history, but that single Christians present the church with a foretaste of the eschatological reality that awaits all of God's people.
Far from being a burden, then, Christian singleness is among the highest vocations of the faith.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Kutter Callaway
- Preface
- Introduction: Setting the Scene
- Part One: The Context of Singleness
- Part Two: The Diagnosis of Singleness
- Part Three: The Retrieval of Singleness
- Part Four: The Meaning of Singleness
- Notes
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Scripture Index
- Praise for The Meaning of Singleness
- About the Author
- More Titles from InterVarsity Press
- Copyright