The Act of Marriage
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| Author | Tim and Beverly LaHaye |
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| Country | United States |
| Subject | Christian studies books, Marriage, Self-help books, Sex manuals |
| Publisher | Zondervan |
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1998 Updated edition |
| Pages | 400 |
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| OCLC | 38509370 |
The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love is a self-help book, written by Christian writers Tim and Beverly LaHaye.
The Act of Marriage is concerned with helping couples, particularly the female partner, to achieve sexual satisfaction. The book was first printed in 1976 and boasts a readership of over 2.5 million readers. While the book is written to be understood by anyone, the primary audience is meant to be Christians. Indeed, the book is noteworthy for opening up dialogue among Christians about their sexuality—especially female sexuality and sexual satisfaction. Unlike other self-help books which address human sexuality, The Act of Marriage helps readers identify how their spirituality and religious beliefs can enhance their love lives.
Since its initial publishing in 1976, The Act of Marriage has been published again in 1998 as The Act of Marriage, Revised & Updated and again in 2000 as The Act of Marriage after 40: Making Love for Life.Rolling Stone magazine criticized the book as "an explicit Christian sex manual, condemning petting, abortion and homosexuality." However, many Christian groups hail the book as a milestone in contemporary Christian sex education.
It has been endorsed by "Pastors, doctors, and psychologists alike". This claim of professional endorsement, however, is made by the publisher without any accompanying data which would allow for verification and there have been no statements of this nature made by the American Medical Association or the American Psychological Association.
This chapter sets out to convince the reader that sex is holy and sacred, not dirty—an attitude they have found to be prevalent among the couples they have counseled. They cite several examples in both the Old Testament and New Testament where intimate behavior between married persons is commended.
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