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Article: A HISTORY OF CELIBACY.(Review)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- June 16, 2000
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A HISTORY OF CELIBACY By Elizabeth Abbott Scribner, 430 pages, $30
Anglican author Elizabeth Abbott used to think celibacy was unnatural. But since her divorce, the author of A History of Celibacy surprised herself with the realization that leading a celibate life isn't so unnatural after all.
After completing six years of research into the phenomenon of celibacy and virginity throughout the world and throughout history, Abbott is now leading a celibate lifestyle herself. During her research, she scrapped her initial scorn for celibacy and realized that celibacy is "a staggering panorama of reality, involving humanity everywhere and always."
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