The Everything Mary Book: The Life and Legacy of the Blessed Mother

by Schroedel, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9781593377137
• ISBN10: 1593377134
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Adams Media Corp

Summary

While Catholics have long admired and honored Mary, other Christian denominations are now devoting special Bible study groups to her as well. The Everything Mary Book explores the often-debated place of Mary in Christianity, as well as her role in the broader world, both secular and religious. With this comprehensive and entertaining biography, you'll unravel the mysteries of one of the Bible's most intriguing and misunderstood women.

Learn about:

• The Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth
• The Virgin Mary in early texts besides the Bible, including the Gnostic Gospels
• Mary in medieval times
• The role of Mary in popular culture
• Islam and Mary

The Everything Mary Book covers everything you need to know about Mary's life and her impact on millions of Christians throughout the world.

Author Biography

An Adams Media author.

Table of Contents

Top Ten Facts about Mary	xi
Introduction	xiii
Foreword	xv
Our Lady of Paradox	1	(12)
Who Is Mary?	2	(1)
Friends in High Places	2	(1)
So Few Words---So Much Influence	3	(3)
Unwedded Bride	6	(1)
Virgin Mother	7	(2)
Frail, but Powerful	9	(2)
Revered and Shunned	11	(2)
Gospel Glimpses	13	(12)
Prophecies	14	(1)
Mary's Family Tree	15	(2)
The Brave Yes	17	(3)
Christ's Birth	20	(2)
The Wedding at Cana	22	(1)
Mary at the Cross	23	(1)
Mary and the Apocalypse	24	(1)
Mary in the Apocrypha	25	(16)
What Is the Apocrypha?	26	(3)
Mary's Conception	29	(3)
Child Mary in the Temple	32	(2)
Mary's Engagement	34	(3)
Jesus' Siblings	37	(1)
Mary's Death	38	(3)
Spotting Mary in the Old Testament	41	(12)
Multiple Meanings	42	(1)
The Burning Bush	43	(1)
Jacob's Ladder	44	(1)
The Ark of the Covenant	45	(1)
The East Gate of the Temple	46	(2)
The Root of Jesse	48	(1)
The Buttery Mountain	49	(1)
The Rose of Sharon	50	(3)
Mary and the Councils	53	(12)
No Easy Answers	54	(1)
Constantine	55	(3)
Ephesus, A.D. 431	58	(2)
Nestorius and Cyril	60	(1)
Results of the Council	61	(1)
Ever-virgin	62	(1)
Mary as All-holy	63	(2)
Images of Mary	65	(14)
Heaven on Earth	66	(1)
Encountering Icons	67	(3)
The Craft of Iconography	70	(2)
Icons of the Virgin Mary	72	(3)
When Icons Weep	75	(2)
The Gift of Tears	77	(2)
Seasons of Salvation	79	(14)
Cycles of Faith	80	(1)
Mary in Anglicanism	81	(5)
The Roman Catholic Cycles	86	(2)
The Orthodox Cycle	88	(1)
Liturgical Traditions	89	(1)
Akathists and Novenas	90	(1)
Stations of the Cross	91	(2)
Mary among the Saints	93	(14)
Mary, Mother of the Church	94	(1)
Mary, Bride of Christ and Sign of the Faithful	95	(1)
Champion Leader	96	(1)
The Protection of the Mother of God	97	(3)
Mary as Intercessor	100	(1)
Star of the Sea	101	(3)
The Heart of Mary	104	(3)
Medieval Mary	107	(14)
The Cult of Courtly Love	108	(1)
The Face That Resembled the Face of Christ	109	(1)
The Flowering of Western Art	110	(2)
Our Lady of Legends	112	(3)
Mary and Medieval Mysticism	115	(1)
Saint Bernard	116	(1)
Female Mysticism	117	(1)
The Crusades	118	(3)
Toppling Mary: The Reformation	121	(14)
The Rise of Protestantism	122	(1)
Tumultuous Times	123	(1)
Christendom Cracked	124	(2)
Martin Luther and Mary	126	(2)
Ulrich Zwingli	128	(3)
John Calvin	131	(2)
A Marian Revival?	133	(2)
Messages from Mary	135	(14)
A Global Phenomenon	136	(1)
A Case Study	137	(2)
Evaluating Claims---Psychological Reflections	139	(2)
Evaluating Claims---Theological Reflections	141	(2)
Comfort and Consolation	143	(1)
Health and Healing Springs	144	(1)
Warnings	145	(3)
Marian Secrets	148	(1)
Ancient Appearances	149	(16)
The First Apparition	150	(2)
Patmos, Greece, A.D. 81	152	(1)
Neocaesarea, Asia Minor, A.D. 238	152	(1)
Rome, A.D. 352	153	(1)
Walsingham, England, 1061	154	(1)
Czestochawa, Poland, 1382	155	(3)
Kazan, Russia, 1579	158	(2)
Guadalupe, Mexico, 1531	160	(5)
Modern Sightings	165	(14)
Vailankanni, India, Sixteenth Through Seventeenth Centuries	166	(2)
Lourdes, France, 1858	168	(2)
Fatima, Portugal, 1917	170	(3)
Zeitun, Egypt, 1968	173	(2)
Damascus, Syria, 1982--1990	175	(2)
Medjugorje, Bosnia, 1981 to the Present, and Rwanda	177	(1)
Parallels Between Fatima and Medjugorje	177	(2)
Mary in Catholic Thought	179	(14)
The Immaculate Conception	180	(1)
Apparitions Related to the Immaculate Conception	181	(2)
Differences of Opinion	183	(2)
Vatican II	185	(2)
John Paul II	187	(3)
Titles Associated with Mary	190	(3)
Mary in Popular Culture	193	(12)
The Power of Images	194	(1)
Sacred or Profane?	195	(1)
Mary in Modern Art	195	(3)
Marian Kitsch	198	(2)
Mary in Popular Music	200	(1)
Mary in Literature	201	(2)
Chicago Oil Spot	203	(2)
Praying with Mary	205	(14)
The Meaning of Marian Prayers	206	(1)
Ancient Prayers	207	(1)
Making Space for Mary	208	(2)
Mary Gardens	210	(6)
Mary and the Hour of Death	216	(1)
The Rosary and the Hour of Death	217	(2)
Special Devotions	219	(14)
To Christ Through Mary	220	(2)
Pilgrimages	222	(2)
Dedications	224	(1)
The Rosary	225	(4)
Scapulars	229	(2)
A Word for Protestants	231	(2)
Mary and Islam	233	(14)
Common Ground	234	(2)
Mary in the Koran	236	(2)
The Annunciation in the Koran	238	(1)
The House of Imran	238	(1)
Mary among the Shiites	239	(1)
Mary among the Sufis	240	(1)
Healing Fountains	240	(3)
The House of Mary	243	(2)
Important Distinctions	245	(2)
Mary and the Goddess	247	(14)
Baptizing the Goddess?	248	(3)
Parallels Between Mary and the Goddesses	251	(1)
Archetype of the Eternal Feminine	252	(1)
Black Madonnas	253	(4)
Gnosticism and Femininity	257	(1)
What's Different about the Virgin Mary?	258	(3)
Mary as Bridge Builder	261	(10)
Heaven and Earth	262	(1)
Old and New	262	(2)
Rich and Poor	264	(2)
Women in the Church	266	(1)
Islam and Christianity	266	(2)
Nations Around the World	268	(3)
Appendix A: Glossary	271	(3)
Appendix B: Timeline	274	(3)
Appendix C: Pilgrim's Guide	277	(2)
Appendix D: Additional Resources	279	(3)
Index	282