The sacred fire : Christian marriage through the ages /
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| Author / Creator: | Mace, D. R. (David Robert) |
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| Imprint: | Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1986. |
| Description: | 288 pages ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13223180 |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue: The changing world (and time lines)
- Part I: What the Bible teaches
- Marriage is good for everyone (the Old Testament)
- Interlude: The three Christianities
- marriage is good: But not for everyone (the New Testament)
- Part II: The early and medieval church
- Interlude: The encircling gloom (the pagan world)
- Marriage is acceptable: But sex can make it sinful (the early church)
- Interlude: Life in the Middle Ages
- Love is romantic: But not in marriage (the Middle Ages)
- Part III: The Reformation and after
- After all, marriage is good: even for clergy (the Reformation)
- Christian marriage as a spiritual companionship (the contribution of the Puritans)
- What makes a marriage Christian? (the development of post-Reformation doctrine)
- Part IV: The modern era
- Interlude: But the world keeps changing, changing
- Christian marriage and parenthood
- Christian marriage and sexuality
- Christian marriage as companionship
- A challenge to the churches
- Personal postscript: Why we wrote this book.