Anna Broadway

Solo Planetdraws on her 17 months of fieldwork to provide a first-of-its-kind account of the single life of Christians around the world. Discussing a variety of topicsloneliness, sexuality, aging, housing, cooking, celebrations, parenting, and many more, it gives us the global-church story of singleness. Because when singles thrive in a church, everyone benefits. But consider these typical barriers within most churches:

• Singles and marrieds often dont know how to talk to each other.
• Christians continue to act as if nearly all will marryand if you dont, then something must be wrong with you.
• Churches teach that marriage and family is Gods greatest gift outside of salvationa perspective that deserves theological challenge.
• Women in the church outnumber men by a factor of millionsand churches do very little to acknowledge this gap.

Solo Planetcalls Christians to a more faithful vision of singleness through the wisdom and stories of the global church: young and old; abled and disabled; and Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox.Through its deeply researched account,Solo Planetshows how a more biblical approach to singleness can strengthen churches and empower singles to thrive.

272 pages

9781641586856

NAVPRESS