Mary for evangelicals : toward an understanding of the mother of our Lord
Is Mary for evangelicals? Should there be such a thing as an evangelical Mariology? Is she Our Lady, too? With his feet planted firmly in the evangelical tradition, Timothy Perry began to think that there must be more to Mary than generally meets the evangelical eye. Should we maintain that two thousand years of Christian thought on Mary is almost wholly wrong? How could the mother of our Lord, simply by virtue of the fact that she was God's chosen means of the incarnation, not deserve more serious theological reflection? And where might this lead? This book addresses the increasing evangelical interest in Mary and contributes to the current discussion of Mariology in evangelical-Roman Catholic dialogue. Beginning with Scripture, Perry probes the texts and traces the lengthy development of Christian thinking and practice related to Mary. From the earliest church fathers through the medieval thinkers and Protestant Reformers, and then on through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to present-day Catholic thought, Perry takes us on a fascinating and informative tour. Finally he concludes with a constructive--and even surprising--theological proposal for an evangelical Mariology that is rooted in, and demanded by, a high Christology
320 pages ; 23 cm
9780830825691, 083082569X
70258832
Mary in Holy Scripture
Mary in the history of Christian thought
Toward an evangelical Mariology. Foreword by William J. Abraham ; Introduction: “So How’s Mary Today?”
Part 1: Mary in Holy Scripture ; 1 Anonymous Mother of the Heavenly Man: Mary in the Letters of Paul ; 2 Ambiguous Protector of the Family: Mary in the Gospel of Mark ; 3 Scandalous Mother of the Messiah: Mary in the Gospel of Matthew ; 4 Poor Prophet, Pondering Mother, Persistent Disciple: Mary in Luke/Acts ; 5 Woman of the Hour: Mary in the Johannine Literature
Part 2: Mary in the History of Christian Thought ; 6 New Eve: Patristic Roots of Mariology ; 7 Mother of God: Formalizing the Patristic Heritage ; 8 Queen Mother: Mary and the Medieval Imagination ; 9 Decline and Exaltation: Mary from the Reformation to the Nineteenth Century ; 10 Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Church, Sister in the Struggle: Mary Through the Twentieth Century to Today
Part 3: Toward an Evangelical Mariology ; 11 Virgin Mother: Mary in the Mystery of the Incarnation ; 12 Chosen One: Toward a Doctrine of Mary’s Person ; 13 Advocate: Toward a Doctrine of Mary’s Work