Gina Dalfonzo
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Gina Dalfonzo is the author of One by One, a columnist at Christ Pop Culture, and the founder and editor of Dickens-blog. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, Christianity Today, First Things, The Weekly Standard, Guideposts, OnFaith, and Sehnsucht: The C. S, Lewis Journal, among others. toon meer She earned her BA in English from Messiah College and her MA, also in. English, from George Mason University. The recipient of a Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant for 2018, Dalfonzo lives in Virginia. toon minder
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1975
- Geslacht
- female
- Woonplaatsen
- Springfield, Virginia, USA
- Opleiding
- Messah College (BA|English)
George Mason University (MA|English)
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- #166,388
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- 4.2
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Dalfonzo uses primarily anecdotal "evidence" to make her points. She states that in order to present a perspective that's broader than just her own, she "sent out a number of questionnaires to friends and acquaintances," yet the included comments seem to be from just a handful of people. While I love anecdotes and think they can be extremely helpful, I think they're stronger when used in conjunction with more statistics and Scripture.
Instead of sharing the complaints of singles and then telling the Church that they need to be included, it would have been helpful had Dalfonzo explained why singles need to be included in certain ways and pointed readers to Christ, reminding us how He expects His people to love. Again, this happens some of the time, but not always.
The parts/chapters needed to be better defined and focused. Many times she would start to say something, but then add "I'll talk more about that in a later chapter – right now I want to talk about xyz." There were also several instances when a chapter abruptly ended before she had (seemingly) finished her thought.
I will say, I really appreciated her humor! There is a part of the book where she points out problematic themes in the Christy Miller series, and it was hilarious. (I immediately shared it with my sister, as we both read the books growing up – she liked them, I didn't.)
Overall, I agree with much of what was said here, but the delivery just wasn't the best I've read. My favorite book on this subject is [b:Singled Out|5460016|Singled Out Why Celibacy Must Be Reinvented in Today's Church|Christine A. Colón|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347719486s/5460016.jpg|5527604] (it touches on many of the same topics, but it's better organized/fleshed out). I would recommend One by One to anyone who is intimidated by Singled Out (since it's slightly more academic, and not humorous).
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