Anna Broadway's Blog - Posts Tagged "singleness"

Three years ago today, I landed in Europe for the start of what proved a 17-month trip to research singleness. I’m grateful for the chance to tell New York Times readers more about how that trip changed my views of touch: Americans, It’s Time to Get Comfortable With Platonic Touch.

In this oped for the Journal's weekly religion column, "Houses of Worship," I expand on my research on singleness to report how pandemic worship restrictions play out for singles. I also report on the creative ways some churches seek to integrate singles and families as they return to worship.

Read it online or in print June 4: How Some Churches Leave Singles Behind.

With "wedding season" upon us, I dove into the fraught question of celebration for Christianity Today. For many singles I've talked to, this is a bittersweet time that raises questions about what's worthy of celebration. Why only milestones, and not maturity? Why things tied to one's relational status? Read the article here.