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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461346303321

Autore

Macquarrie John

Titolo

Mary for all Christians [[electronic resource] /] / John Macquarrie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : T & T Clark, a Continuum imprint, 2001

ISBN

1-283-19588-7

9786613195883

0-567-30592-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

232.91

Soggetti

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, and Christian union

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Annunciation; PART ONE; 1 God and the Feminine; 2 Mary in the New Testament; 3 Immaculate Conception; 4 Glorious Assumption; 5 Mary Corredemptrix; 6 Mary and Modernity; PART TWO; An Ecumenical Office of Mary the Mother of Jesus

Sommario/riassunto

One of Britain's most distinguished theologians explains the basic beliefs held about Mary in the Christian church.Written with an ecumenical purpose, Professor Macquarrie shows that in Mary, Christians may find resources for unity and reconciliation, rather than conflict. Each chapter explores a different event associated with Mary, from her Immaculate Conception to her Assumption and also her relation to contemporary culture.A new edition of a key text for the ecumenical movement, this book includes a new introduction and takes account of the current Roman Catholic debates on the subject of