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Mary, the Feminine Face of the Church

Author : Rosemary Radford Ruether
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664247591
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Mary, the Feminine Face of the Church written by Rosemary Radford Ruether and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Radford Ruether's book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Mary's role in the vital doctrine of the contemporary church. In this unique study, she brings together much hard-to-find material. Her careful biblical scholarship enables us to reclaim a long-ignored part of our religious tradition. Useful for women's and other adult study groups, this book includes help for study leaders.

The Feminine Face of Christianity

Author : Margaret Starbird
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 9780835608275
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Feminine Face of Christianity written by Margaret Starbird and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though feminine values have always been at the core of Christianity, its long history has often ignored or marginalized women’s key role in it. Margaret Starbird’s unique view from the feminine perspective serves the need many are feeling to search their traditional faith for fresh meaning and inspiration in these difficult times. Could Mary Magdalene have been Jesus’ wife? Starbird explores this possibility and the “sister-brides” who accompanied male disciples to forge a new understanding of gender-based faith and of sacred marriage with the Divine. She also gives us the rich heritage of stories about women’s generous service and encouragement for the inner journey, ranging all the way from little-known early saints to Mother Theresa. She points out that fundamental Christian values such as compassion, reconciliation, and the healing of crippled bodies and broken hearts are all strongly feminine in nature. Her view, though, is cooperative rather than contentious: She aims, not to discredit the masculine, but to right the missing gender balance she finds inherent in the faith. Distribution is limited to North America.

Mary and Early Christian Women

Author : Ally Kateusz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030111113
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Mary and Early Christian Women written by Ally Kateusz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book reveals exciting early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders—women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacon, presbyter/priest, and bishop. In addition, the two oldest surviving artifacts to depict people at an altar table inside a real church depict women and men in a gender-parallel liturgy inside two of the most important churches in Christendom—Old Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome and the second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Dr. Kateusz’s research brings to light centuries of censorship, both ancient and modern, and debunks the modern imagination that from the beginning only men were apostles and clergy.

Mary According to Women

Author : Carol Frances Jegen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780934134316
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Mary According to Women written by Carol Frances Jegen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1985 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary According to Women presents a contemporary study of the woman of Nazareth who changes the course of human history. The seven chapters develop familiar titles of Mary in the context of the Vatican II Church, particularly its emphasis of justice and peace. Following the lead of the second Vatican Council in its historic document, Lumen Gentium, the book develops implications of the Council's treatment of Mary "in the mystery of Christ and the Church", of one who is truly involved in the lives and struggles of Christians today. Significantly, the book is written by women whose experience and insight give new perspective to a revitalized appreciation and love of Mary.

The Maternal Face of God

Author : Leonardo Boff
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maternal Face of God written by Leonardo Boff and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Which Mary?

Author : F. Stanley Jones
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004127081
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Which Mary? written by F. Stanley Jones and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cutting-edge contributions on early Christian Marys offer a variety of perspectives by leading scholars, and probe the earliest traditions on the Marys, both canonical and non-canonical, as preserved in Western and Oriental languages. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

In Search of Mary

Author : Sally Cunneen
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345382463
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book In Search of Mary written by Sally Cunneen and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1996-08-20 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary--relic of the religious past or beacon of the future? Mary is more alive today than she was in the early Christian church, surfacing in art and worship in almost every culture on earth. Her appeal bridges the gap between the devotional and the secular, the uneducated and the sophisticated. But who is Mary and what exactly does she symbolize? How did a humble Jewish girl become the most honored woman in human history? Why is there so little about Mary in the Bible and so much about her in the art and history of Christianity, East and West? And why, in an age dominated by science and technology, does devotion to Mary persist? In Search of Mary is Sally Cunneen's provocative response to these questions. As Cunneen eloquently points out, in order to see Mary whole, it is important to look at all the different visions and versions of her, revisiting history through the eyes of a present day searcher. Including the latest findings by historians, anthropologists, and psychologists, as well as art historians and religious scholars, In Search of Mary reveals what we know about the life of Mary, follows the history and development of her image over the last two thousand years, and explores the different ways that Mary has transformed the lives of people today. As we struggle for greater unity in a divided world, In Search of Mary shows us a woman who can touch all people, regardless of their backgrounds. She is a profound reminder of the presence of the holy in ordinary life.

The Virgin Mary in the Perceptions of Women

Author : Joelle Mellon
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476620687
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Virgin Mary in the Perceptions of Women written by Joelle Mellon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once, the Virgin Mary was a pivotal element of Christianity, a holy figure at the heart of most Christians’ spiritual lives. She was invoked at all major life passages—baptisms, weddings, childbirths, and funerals—and images of the Virgin Mary could be found virtually anywhere, from pub signs to sacred texts. Medieval women especially looked to Mary to answer their prayers, be their role model, and serve as their advocate in heaven. They prayed to her several times a day and sometimes devoted their entire lives to her service. This book investigates perceptions of the Virgin Mary through several centuries of literature. Focusing especially on the depictions of the Virgin Mary in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, the author rediscovers a time when the Divine Female was very much in evidence, and good Christian women were taught to pray to a Holy Mother. Topics include the cyclical popularity of Virgin Mary; devotional objects such as Books of Hours, rosaries, and Marian gardens; the mystical qualities attributed to the Virgin Mary through centuries of reported divine visions; the historical relationships between the Virgin Mary and other religious figures, including the Devil; and Mary Magdalene as an alternative to the Virgin Mary as a feminine model.

Women's History of the Christian Church

Author : Elizabeth Gillan Muir
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487593848
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Women's History of the Christian Church written by Elizabeth Gillan Muir and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing two thousand years of female leadership, influence, and participation, Elizabeth Gillan Muir examines the various positions women have filled in the church. From the earliest female apostle, and the little known stories of the two Marys - the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene - to the enlightened duties espoused by the nun, the abbess, and the anchorite, and the persecutions of female "witches," Muir uncovers the rich and often tumultuous relationship between women and Christianity. Offering broad coverage of both the Catholic and Protestant traditions and extending geographically well beyond North America, A Women's History of the Christian Church presents a chronological account of how women developed new sects and new churches, such as the Quakers and Christian Science. The book includes a timeline of women in Christian history, over 25 black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and a list of primary and secondary sources to complement the content in each chapter.

The Book of Mary

Author : Nicola Slee
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819223573
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Mary written by Nicola Slee and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Of all the women in the Bible,” writes Nicola Slee, “Mary has been for me the most ambivalent, the most alien and yet, at some level, the most alluring. I’ve taken a long time to come to her—or for her to come to me. I grew up in a religious tradition—low church Methodism—in which Mary hardly featured, other than in the nativity story. Yet it is hardly possible to exist as an inhabitant of the western world, with even half an eye open to the visual and cultural heritage of Christendom, and not to have been in some way affected by this woman, the woman of the Christian tradition.” With a collection of prayers and liturgical material focused around the figure of Mary, and the themes of motherhood, sisterhood, and female faith, this book projects a strong, contemporary attitude. It is clearly feminist, affirming the significance of Mary in the faith journey of contemporary Christian (and other) women, plus it challenges and critiques traditional stereotypes of Mary. The author explores the sorrows of Mary, her defiance and resistance, sexuality, sensuality, aloneness, independence and freedom, companionship, sisterhood, friendship, ministry, priesthood, contemplation, prayer and silence, wisdom, authority, faith, risk, and daring.

Ancient Taboos and Gender Prejudice Challenges for Orthodox Women and the Church

Author : Leonie B. Liveris
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 0754682455
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (546 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Taboos and Gender Prejudice Challenges for Orthodox Women and the Church written by Leonie B. Liveris and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Debates over the ethics of war, economic redistribution, resource consumption and the rights and responsibilities associated with membership of a political community are just some of the major conflicts of principle identified and analyzed by Thomas Kane which characterize world politics today.

Who Is Mary?

Author : Vittoria Colonna
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226113973
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Who Is Mary? written by Vittoria Colonna and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For women of the Italian Renaissance, the Virgin Mary was one of the most important role models. Who Is Mary? presents devotional works written by three women better known for their secular writings: Vittoria Colonna, famed for her Petrarchan lyric verse; Chiara Matraini, one of the most original poets of her generation; and the wide-ranging, intellectually ambitious polemicist Lucrezia Marinella. At a time when the cult of the Virgin was undergoing a substantial process of redefinition, these texts cast fascinating light on the beliefs of Catholic women in the Renaissance, and also, in the cases of Matraini and Marinella, on contemporaneous women’s social behavior, prescribed for them by male writers in books on female decorum. Who Is Mary? testifies to the emotional and spiritual relationships that women had with the figure of Mary, whom they were required to emulate as the epitome of femininity. Now available for the first time in English-language translation, these writings suggest new possibilities for women in both religious and civil culture and provide a window to women’s spirituality, concerning the most important icon set before them, as wives, mothers, and Christians.

New Catholic Women

Author : Mary Jo Weaver
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253115713
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book New Catholic Women written by Mary Jo Weaver and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1995-12-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Weaver fills an important gap in women's studies through her investigation of the intersection of the women's movement with the lives of contemporary Roman Catholic women." -- Iris "Mary Jo Weaver has charted the course of this new consciousness among Roman Catholic women." -- Rosemary Radford Ruether "This is the first full-scale study of how the U.S. women's movement has intersected with the lives and aspirations of American Roman Catholic women."Â -- Elizabeth Johnson, Religious Studies Review

Women in Christianity in the Modern Age

Author : Lisa Isherwood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000522733
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Women in Christianity in the Modern Age written by Lisa Isherwood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Christianity in the Modern Age examines the role of women in Christianity in the 20th and early 21st Centuries. This edited volume includes eight important contributions from academics in the field. The modern era has been an age of social and religious upheaval, and the ravages of global warfare and changes to women’s role in society have made the examination of the place of women in religion a key question in theology. From theological concerns - engagements with the biblical texts by feminist and anti-feminist theologians, the modern role of Mary and women saints – to political and social debates on women’s ministry and place in society, and cultural shifts as expressed through theologically inspired artwork by women, Women in Christianity in the Modern Age provides an overview and in-depth studies of a tumultuous and changing era. This insightful text will be of key interest to students and scholars in Religion and Cultural Studies.

Reader's Guide to Women's Studies

Author : Eleanor Amico
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135314039
Total Pages : 1279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Reader's Guide to Women's Studies written by Eleanor Amico and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998-03-20 with total page 1279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reader's Guide to Women's Studies is a searching and analytical description of the most prominent and influential works written in the now universal field of women's studies. Some 200 scholars have contributed to the project which adopts a multi-layered approach allowing for comprehensive treatment of its subject matter. Entries range from very broad themes such as "Health: General Works" to entries on specific individuals or more focused topics such as "Doctors."

The Feminine Face of the People of God

Author : Gilberte Baril
Publisher : Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814621301
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book The Feminine Face of the People of God written by Gilberte Baril and published by Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this work is to determine the mystery and mission of the Church and her members as derived from these two symbols of the bridal union and the salvific mother-hood used in the Old and the New Testaments.

The Virgin Mary across Cultures

Author : Elina Vuola
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351607359
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Virgin Mary across Cultures written by Elina Vuola and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines women’s relationship to the Virgin Mary in two different cultural and religious contexts, and compares how these relationships have been analyzed and explained on a theological and a sociological level. The figure of the Virgin Mary is a divisive one in our modern culture. To some, she appears to be a symbol of religious oppression, while to others, she is a constant comfort and even an inspiration towards empowerment. Drawing on the author’s own ethnographic research among Catholic Costa Rican women and Orthodox Finnish women, this study relates their experiences with Mary to the folklore and popular religion materials present in each culture. The book combines not only different social and religious frameworks but also takes a critical look at ways in which feminists have (mis)interpreted the meaning of Mary for women. It therefore combines theological and ethnographic methods in order to create a feminist Marian theology that is particularly attentive to women’s lived religious practices and theological thinking. This study provides a unique ethnographically informed insight into women’s religious interactions with Mary. As such, it will be of great interest to those researching in religious studies and theology, gender studies, Latin American studies, anthropology of religion, and folklore studies.