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The Meaning of Singleness
Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church
Danielle Treweek(0)
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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, 'lfric 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.
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, 'lfric 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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"Dani Treweek has given careful, sanctified thought to what remains an underdeveloped and extremely important area of the Christian life. This book will provide rich grist for ongoing discussions. I'm confident all of us will have much to learn from her work."
Sam Allberry, pastor and author of 7 Myths About Singleness
"Protestants often forget the rich history of the church as it dealt with singleness. This book addresses that lacuna and reminds the church that celibate singleness is an important witness to the future reality of the resurrected world and life. Treweek's work to retrieve a tradition that understands singleness to be eschatologically significant offers both a genuine encouragement to Christian single people and a faithful challenge to the church at large."
Christina Hitchcock, professor of theology at the University of Sioux Falls