Reframing Singleness: A Positive Vision for the Unmarried Life

The number of unmarried adults in the United States is rising-yet many Protestant churches remain under-equipped to minister to them well.

In Reframing Singleness: A Positive Vision for the Unmarried Life, Chris H. Smith Jr. reclaims a biblical-theological vision for singles in the church that celebrates the unmarried state as a faithful mode of Christian living.

Smith traces how the Christian understanding of celibacy shifted from an honored vocation toward an overlooked calling, particularl...