Jill Correnti Striebinger

The Sins of Mandatory Celibacy

History & Biography

“Flint details a thorough explanation of the problems that arise when celibacy is exalted in the context of an exclusively male-led, hierarchical organization. . . . Sanderson gives a brave narrative of the sexual abuses that occur in this insular unisex institution; and it is strikingly familiar to anyone who has grown up female in the greater world. This book is a fantastic summary of the reason we all need Christ’s teaching of mutuality in this world without the dynamic of status.”