Redeeming Singleness

Danylak rescues the conversation about singleness from thesphere of experiential teaching and brings it squarely into therealm of biblical theology, where it emerges as a legitimatereflection of the sufficiency of Christ's redeemingact.

Though marriage and procreation were fundamental to thepropogation of God's people in Old Testament times, the NewTestament affirms singleness as a calling for some Christians.Redeeming Singleness expounds a theology of singlenessthat shows how the blessings of the covenant are now directlymediated to believers through Christ.

Redeeming Singleness offers an in-depth examination ofthe redemptive history from which biblical singleness emerges.Danylak illustrates the continuity of this affirmation ofsingleness by showing how the Old Testament creation mandate andthe New Testament kingdom mandate must both be understood in lightof God's plan of redemption through spiritual rebirth inChrist.

As the trend toward singleness in the church increases, the needfor constructive theological reflection likewise grows.Redeeming Singleness meets this need, providingencouragement to those who are single or ministering to singles andchallenging believers from all walks of life to reflect more deeplyon the sufficiency of Christ.