Advancing Mariology

Advancing Mariology

Author: Jame Schaefer

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781626007161

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Ten lectures in Mariology. Topics include: Catholic and Orthodox liturgical and theological traditions; the story and image of Mary at Guadalupe and meaning among Protestant Christians; early biography of Mary written in Old Georgian and attributed to Maximus the Confessor; the doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception and its reception; the meaningfulness of Mary examined through four Marian lyrics; the title "Omnipotent by Grace" that was given to Mary; Mary as ""Wisdom"" and the ""Lady of the Temple"" who enabled the Israelites to experience God; Mary's significance in the 21st century; the history of devotion to Mary in Latin America during the conquest period and challenges to Mariological thought that remain; the postconciliar decline in interest in Marion piety and Mariology as a field of theological study, and todays renewed interest.


Mary, Mother of Apostles

Mary, Mother of Apostles

Author: Giuseppe Forlai

Publisher:

Published: 2018-08

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780819849748

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This book leads readers deeper in their Marian devotion showing them how Mary wants to form Jesus in us so that we can give Jesus to the world.


Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism

Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism

Author: Leonardo De Chirico

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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De Chirico (Instituto de Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione, Padova, Italy) begins by identifying the elastic contours of Evangelical theology in its contemporary outlook. Then he examines a number of Evangelical theologians who have interacted with Roman Catholicism in general and with Roman Catholic theology in particular over the past 40 sin


Behold Your Mother

Behold Your Mother

Author: Tim Staples

Publisher: Catholic Answers Press

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9781938983917

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From the cross Jesus gave us his mother to be our mother, too: a singularly holy model, consoler, and intercessor for our spiritual journey. Yet most Protestants, and too many Catholics don't understand the role that God wants her to play in our lives. In Behold Your Mother, Tim Staples takes you through the Church's teachings about the Blessed Virgin Mary, showing their firm Scriptural and historical roots and dismantling the objections of those who mistakenly believe that Mary competes for the attention due Christ alone. Combining the best recent scholarship with a convert's in-depth knowledge of the arguments, Staples has assembled the most thorough and useful Marian apologetic you'll find anywhere. Relevant and essential -- Mary matters. Read Behold Your Mother and find out just how much.


Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives

Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives

Author: Wilfrid Stinissen

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1681497913

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This book offers a clear, beautiful exposition of Catholic beliefs about Mary. Not a history or a compendium, it was written by a Carmelite monk who spent decades praying and pondering the mysteries of the faith concerning the Mother of Jesus. Catholic Mariology has matured through centuries of meditation upon both the Bible and the Church's faith in the Incarnation. The Marian dogmas of the Church are guarantors of the full meaning of the statement in the Gospel of John that "the word became flesh and dwelt among us" (1:14). Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen shows that Mariology corrects any attempt to minimize the good news that God became man so that man could become like God. In writing about Mary, he underlines the astonishing truth that God has initiated an intimate communion with mankind. In a world that strives to reduce human dignity, Mary reveals the very high value of man in God's eyes and God's wondrous love and plan for each one of us.


The Oxford Handbook of Mary

The Oxford Handbook of Mary

Author: Chris Maunder

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 723

ISBN-13: 0198792557

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The Oxford Handbook of Mary offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and apocalypticism. Featuring contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars, the Handbook looks at both Eastern and Western perspectives and attempts to correct imbalance in previous books on Mary towards the West. The volume also considers Mary in Islam and pilgrimages shared by Christian, Muslim, and Jewish adherents. While Mary can be a source of theological disagreement, this authoritative collection shows Mary's rich potential for inter-faith and inter-denominational dialogue and shared experience. It covers a diverse number of topics that show how Mary and Mariology are articulated within ecclesiastical contexts but also on their margins in popular devotion. Newly-commissioned essays describe some of the central ideas of Christian Marian thought, while also challenging popularly-held notions. This invaluable reference for students and scholars illustrates the current state of play in Marian Studies as it is done across the world.


Rethinking Mary in the New Testament

Rethinking Mary in the New Testament

Author: Edward Sri

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1642290572

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Scholars often have questioned how much the New Testament can tell us about the Mother of Jesus. After all, Mary appears only in a few accounts and speaks on limited occasions. Can Scripture really support the many Marian beliefs developed in the Church over time? In Rethinking Mary in the New Testament, Dr. Edward Sri shows that the Bible reveals more about Mary than is commonly appreciated. For when the Mother of Jesus does appear in Scripture, it's often in passages of great importance, steeped in the Jewish Scriptures, and packed with theological significance. This comprehensive work examines every key New Testament reference to Mary, addressing common questions along the way, such as: What was Mary's life like before the Annunciation? Is there biblical support for Mary's Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity? Does Scripture reveal Mary as our spiritual mother? What does it mean for Mary to be "full of grace"? How is Mary the "New Eve," "Ark of the Covenant," and "Queen Mother"? Can Mary be identified with the "woman" in Revelation 12? Rethinking Mary in the New Testament offers a fresh, in-depth look at the Mother of Jesus in Scripture—one that helps us know Mary better and her role in God's plan.


Introduction to Mary

Introduction to Mary

Author: Mark I. Miravalle

Publisher: Mark I. Miravalle, S.T.D.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1882972066

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The Introduction to Mary, offers us the opportunity to experience the truth about the person of Mary, our Spiritual Mother, through learning about Marian doctrine and devotion. Also offers answers to ten of the more common objections to Mary. Written by a Professor of Theology and Mariology at Franciscan University at Steubenville. Imprimatur.


Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion

Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion

Author: Stephen J. Shoemaker

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-07-28

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0300219539

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For the first time a noted historian of Christianity explores the full story of the emergence and development of the Marian cult in the early Christian centuries. The means by which Mary, mother of Jesus, came to prominence have long remained strangely overlooked despite, or perhaps because of, her centrality in Christian devotion. Gathering together fresh information from often neglected sources, including early liturgical texts and Dormition and Assumption apocrypha, Stephen Shoemaker reveals that Marian devotion played a far more vital role in the development of early Christian belief and practice than has been previously recognized, finding evidence that dates back to the latter half of the second century. Through extensive research, the author is able to provide a fascinating background to the hitherto inexplicable “explosion” of Marian devotion that historians and theologians have pondered for decades, offering a wide-ranging study that challenges many conventional beliefs surrounding the subject of Mary, Mother of God.