Chapter 5. Celibacy in the Methodist Family: The Case Against Marriage

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Transatlantic Methodism: Roots and Revivals 17
5. Chapter 2. Loosening the Bonds of Family and Society 44
6. Chapter 3. The Best of Bonds: Joining the Methodist Family 72
7. Chapter 4. Religious Ecstasy and Methodist Sexuality 96
8. Chapter 5. Celibacy in the Methodist Family: The Case Against Marriage 133
9. Chapter 6. ‘‘The Whole World Is Composed of Families’’ 158
10. Chapter 7. One Family, Two Nations 187
11. Conclusion 218
12. List of Abbreviations 225
13. Notes 227
14. Index 273
15. Acknowledgments 281