Truly our sister : a theology of Mary in the communion of saints

Truly our sister : a theology of Mary in the communion of saints / Elizabeth A. Johnson.

The first-century Jewish woman Miriam of Nazareth, mother of Jesus, proclaimed in faith to be Theotokos, the God-bearer, is the most celebrated female religious figure in the Christian tradition. So varied and manifold are the traditions about Mary, both popular and scholarly, that some would speak...

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Main Author: Johnson, Elizabeth A., 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Continuum, 2003.
Subjects:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Theology.
Catholic Church > Doctrines.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Women's voices in a new key. Fragments in the rubble
  • Women's theological work
  • pt. 2. Roads not taken. Cul-de-sac : the ideal face of woman
  • Cul-de-sac : the maternal face of God
  • pt. 3. A way forward. A modest proposal
  • Precedents
  • pt. 4. Picturing a world. Galilee : the political-economic world
  • Second Temple Judaism : the religious world
  • Women : the social-cultural world
  • pt. 5. Mary in the communion of saints. The dangerous memory of Mary : a mosaic
  • Mary, friend of God and prophet.

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