| Description |
xvii, 379 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-369) and index.. |
| Summary |
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 of "Mary" as a collective noun or refer, in George Tavard's memorable title, to The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary. In this book on Mary the author offers an interpretation of Mary that is theologically sound, spiritually empowering, ethically challenging, socially liberating, and ecumenically fruitful. In particular, she construes the image of Mary so as to be a source of blessing rather than blight for women's lives in both religious and political terms.--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Women's voices in a new key. Fragments in the rubble ; Women's theological work -- Roads not taken. Cul-de-sac : the ideal face of woman ; Cul-de-sac : the maternal face of God -- A way forward. A modest proposal ; Precedents -- Picturing a world. Galilee : the political-economic world ; Second Temple Judaism : the religious world ; Women : the social-cultural world -- Mary in the communion of saints. The dangerous memory of Mary : a mosaic ; Mary, friend of God and prophet. |
| Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Theology.
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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| ISBN |
0826414737 |
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9780826414731 |
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