The history of Christian celibacy is more complicated than we’d like to think. Lately, Christians have cast their minds and social media musings back to the early church on the topics of singleness ...

As two recent books demonstrate, the answer is both—together. (And not only for singles.) Marriage is on the decline, at least in the United States, but whether you see that as a crisis or an ...

[Editor’s Note: Jana Bennett is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Dayton, a Catholic institution affiliated with the Marianist order. Aside from teaching and raising her ...

When I first walked away from years of voting Democrat and being atheist, I was desperate for voices to speak to the unexpected and organic transformation I was undergoing. One of the first voices I ...

The Meaning of Singleness (IVP Academic) by Danielle Treweek has been named the 2024 Australian Christian Book of the Year. Treweek is the founding director of the Single Minded Ministry and an ...

Dating is not easy. Dating as an overweight woman can be more difficult. Dating as an overweight conservative Christian woman seems impossible. Whether we admit it or not, physical attraction plays a ...

Those who never marry, the casually committed, the widowed, the divorced — these and other single people are being overlooked by the church today, Jana Bennett writes in her new book, 'Singleness and ...

In Singleness and the Church, Jana Bennett reflects theologically on the diverse realities of single life today and finds liberating resources from the Christian tradition that challenge single people ...

More than half of Americans (54%) between ages 18 and 49 are single, but less than a quarter of church-goers fall into this group, according to a report from Barna Trends. In addition to dropping ...

February 13th marks the celebration of Singles' Day, a day dedicated to those who have chosen to live life on their own terms, without the need for a romantic relationship, or for those who dream of a ...