Mary

Mary / Sarah Jane Boss ; illustrations by Neil Warmsley.

In recent years Mary has stepped out of the closet of piety and devotion and become the subject of serious theological study and work. For too long Mary was an icon for the repression of women by a male dominated Church, but now Mary is seen as a vital theological symbol, a symbol of true femininity...

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Main Author: Boss, Sarah Jane
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2004.
Series:New century theology.
Subjects:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Theology.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Christology.
Theology of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:In recent years Mary has stepped out of the closet of piety and devotion and become the subject of serious theological study and work. For too long Mary was an icon for the repression of women by a male dominated Church, but now Mary is seen as a vital theological symbol, a symbol of true femininity and true humanity which the Church and the modern world needs urgently. Jung has argued that the Definition of the Doctrine of the Assumption was the most important religious event since the Reformation: the feminine principle has been absorbed into the Godhead. Yet amongst some modern Catholics, a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 149 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441188274
1441188274
9780826457882
0826457886
1282710567
9781282710566
9786612710568
661271056X
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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