Blessed One

by Gaventa, Beverly Roberts

• ISBN13: 9780664224387
• ISBN10: 0664224385
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Despite her prominence in the Christian narrative, Mary has largely been neglected within the Protestant church. Recent interest in such issues as feminism, spirituality, parenting, and ecumenism, however, force a serious reexamination of Mary's place in Protestant faith. InBlessed One, widely respected Protestant scholars seek to answer three basic questions: who is Mary? how does Mary's story intersect with contemporary life? and what does Mary teach us about God? This thoughtful and highly accessible book will be of great interest to all engaged in the debates of the contemporary church, Protestants and Roman Catholics alike.Contributors include Nancy Duff, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Joel Green, E. Elizabeth Johnson, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Nora Lozano-Diaz, Daniel Migliore, Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Cynthia Rigby, and Katherine Sakenfeld.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
Kathleen Norris
Introduction	1	(8)
Part 1 Encountering Mary
Blessed Is She Who Believed: Mary, Curious Exemplar in Luke's Narrative	9	(12)
Joel B. Green
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the Wife of Uriah: The Company Mary Keeps in Matthew's Gospel	21	(11)
Katharine Doob Sakenfeld
``Who Is My Mother?'': Family Values in the Gospel of Mark	32	(15)
E. Elizabeth Johnson
``Standing Near the Cross'': Mary and the Crucifixion of Jesus	47	(12)
Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Part 2 Living Mary
Mary, the Servant of the Lord: Christian Vocation at the Manger and the Cross	59	(12)
Nancy J. Duff
Proud Mary: Contextual Constructions of a Divine Diva	71	(14)
Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan
Ignored Virgin or Unaware Women: A Mexican-American Protestant Reflection on the Virgin of Guadalupe	85	(12)
Nora O. Lozano-Diaz
``Pondering All These Things'': Mary and Motherhood	97	(20)
Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
Part 3 Bearing Mary
Woman of Faith: Toward a Reformed Understanding of Mary	117	(14)
Daniel L. Migliore
What Mary Has to Say about God's Bare Goodness	131	(14)
Lots Malcolm
Mary and the Artistry of God	145
Cynthia L. Rigby