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008    860415t19861986tnu      b    000 0 eng   
010       86008051 
020    0687367123|qalkaline paper 
035    (OCoLC)13525975 
035    (Sirsi) i0687367123 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dBAKER 
049    CKEA 
050 00 BV835|b.M224 1986 
082 00 261.8/3581|219 
100 1  Mace, D. R.|q(David Robert) 
245 14 The sacred fire :|bChristian marriage through the ages /
       |cDavid and Vera Mace. 
264  1 Nashville :|bAbingdon Press,|c[1986] 
264  4 |c©1986 
300    288 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Bibliography: pages 279-288. 
505 0  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.  
650  0 Marriage|xReligious aspects|xChristianity|xHistory. 
699    Marriage--Religious aspects--Christianity--History. cm 
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