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Title: Singles at the Crossroads: A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness by Albert Y. Hsu ISBN: 0-8308-1353-5 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Thought-Provoking Insights on Christian Singleness
Comment: I know it has been said before, but "Finally a book that puts Christian singleness in the right perspective! " I read this book several months ago, and I am still pondering its meaning in my life. I know that God is calling me to be single for a long time, because He has something in store for me that a married person cannot do. Hsu really opened my eyes about what it means to be single, and God really used him to speak to me about His will. Hsu has so many good, Biblical insights on Christian singleness, that I would encourage everyone, single or married to read this book. From pointing out singles in the Bible to sharing about his single friends to relating his own personal stories, Hsu helps his readers to understand that God DOES call some people to be single, and that this call is not something to dread, but to embrace.
Rating: 3
Summary: An Academic Review of the Christian Single Experience
Comment: When I first saw the title of this book, I was delighted. As a young single man, I've read many books and have written on the subject. As an academic read, it is a phenomenal book but as an inspirational how-to, it falls a little short.
I agree with Hsu's basic premise. There is a subtle prejudice against single people in the church. They are often viewed incomplete without a spouse. Who hasn't heard the patronizing, "We've got to find you someone" as if nothing a single person does is credible until he becomes married. It is very hard to be taken serious in your Christian life if you are not married. Sometimes marriage isn't just a facet of the Chrsitian life--it is made to be the only thing in the Christian life. Hsu does a good job of echoing the frustrations of single believers who wish to be taken seriously and are (God forbid) content to wait for the right person.
Singles at the Crossroads is light on inspiration and anedotes and heavy on statistics. It's more of a "Leading Indicators of the Single Life." Hsu may go a tad overboard with his overly academic approach. Plowing through the research may grow cumbersome. A little less Gallup poll and a little more Max Lucado would make this book an easier read.
When you do get to Hsu's point of view, he leans heavily toward singleness. Singles shouldn't be pressured into marriage, but I don't think they shouldn't be pressured not to marry if it is the right situation and God has his hand on the relationship.
For a young inattentive reader, I would suggest Joshua Harris' two classics: I Kissed Dating Goodbye and Boy Meets Girl. They are filled with real-world anecdotes. For an academic overview of the Christian single experience, Hsu's book fits the bill.
Though slightly cumbersome, Hsu's book addresses the needs of an increasingly growing evangelical demographic, provoking much needed dialogue about the mystery of dating and mating.
Rating: 5
Summary: best in breadth and depth overall on the subject
Comment: Dear friends of singles and singles. First things, though I read the Amazon reviews and use Amazon lots, and have thought of writing a review, this is the first I have written, ever. Why? Because, after countless discussion on singleness and marriage with folks, God and myself, I have found Hsu's book to be the most well-rounded and comprehensive, taking into account the breadth, depth and width of the worldwide and historical Church/Body of Christ, though clearly evangelical. After working with college campus ministry for 8 years, teaching college students 8 years, and teaching secondary for 6 years, this issue is very much discussed, debated even. And after living overseas for 6 years and visiting a dozen plus nations and the ethnicities, languages, ideas, denominations, worship styles, theologies, etc., I realize in a much more profound way how so much of who I am and what I think is very much a construct of the culture and subcultures I am and were a part of. Short of it: all of us wear tainted lenses (though we seldom see it--"the fish never thinks of the water he is in" !!!), Hsu helped me to see that (though not his goal I am sure), and I stand in wonder at Christ the Creator's diversity, greatness and goodness for all of us, single or married, and His Kingdom Will.
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Title: Singled Out for Him by Nancy Leigh DeMoss ISBN: 0966712404 Publisher: Life Action Ministries Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Single Purpose: A Devotional for Singles by H. Norman Wright ISBN: 0830719326 Publisher: Regal Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: Living Whole Without a Better Half by Wendy Widder ISBN: 0825441110 Publisher: Kregel Publications Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: Common Mistakes Singles Make by Mary S. Whelchel ISBN: 0800757114 Publisher: Fleming H Revell Co Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: God's Promises For Singles by Terri Gibbs ISBN: 0849956757 Publisher: J Countryman Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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