| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 149 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New century theology
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New century theology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations; Preface; 1 The Lily Crucifix; 2 The Mother of God and the Cosmos; 3 The All-Holy One; 4 Heaven on Earth; 5 The Sacred Vessel; 6 The Darkness before the Dawn; 7 Godlike Virginity; 8 Wisdom and Sovereignty; 9 Immaculate Conception; Index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Theology.
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint. |
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Theology. |
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Theology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boss, Sarah Jane. Mary. London ; New York : Continuum, 2004 9780826457882 (DLC) 2004274804 (OCoLC)53912884 |
| ISBN |
9781441188274 (electronic book) |
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1441188274 (electronic book) |
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9780826457882 |
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0826457886 |
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0826457886 |
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