Everyone spends at least part of life alone.
From community, meals and celebrations, to work, housing, aging and how we use our time and money, life looks different when you're single and living without a partner.
And more of us seem to stay single longer.
One-third of European Union households were single person in 2016.
Men outnumber women in China by millions.
How does this affect Christians?
During an 18-month trip around the world and across the United States, Anna Broadway visited dozens of churches and parishes to learn what it takes for Christian singles to thrive. Readers call the result, Solo Planet, “a book about singleness and Christianity for everyone.”
Scope of Research
All Christian traditions: Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox
All ages and all reasons for singleness
Across six continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South and North America, as well as the Middle East and Central America
From May 2018 to November 2019, Anna:
Visited 41 countries across six continents
Interviewed more than 300 people in one-on-one or group conversations
Worked with dozens of churches, pastors and priests
Ways to Support the Global Singleness Project
Buy the book. See options here, including a special opportunity for Alaskans.
Review the book, once you’ve read it.
Encourage your church to read it — with reflection questions and a discussion guide, Solo Planet is perfect for groups of all types and demographics. Reader Sonya, who led a book group discussion among single and married women, writes:
”I appreciated a book about singleness that didn’t just focus on ‘how to’ date or find a life partner, but addressed the gifts AND challenges of singleness. Just singleness in itself. … I, most importantly, was grateful for the fruitful conversations [Solo Planet] sparked amongst my community of women, young and old, single and married, about singleness: what we have, what we grieve, what we need to confess of, and how we can love others to look more like Christ!” Full review