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9781557254320

Strange Heaven

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557254320

  • ISBN10:

    155725432X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-09-01
  • Publisher: Paraclete Pr
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Summary

Join Jon Sweeney as he delves into the mystery, history and imagination surrounding the life and legends of the Virgin Mary. Strange Heaven explores the many meanings of her life and their importance for the rest of human history. Sweeney searches for Mary in the four gospels, the non-canonical Gnostic gospels, the Qur?an, medieval and Renaissance art, mystical writings of figures such as Beatrice of Nazareth and Anne Catherine Emmerich, the teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux, Martin Luther and various little-known mystics, contemporary novels and art, and throughout twenty centuries of the Christian imagination. The result is a satisfying feast of information and lore. But more importantly, Strange Heaven offers a glimpse into how the Incarnation placed Mary at the center of salvation history, a role that at once benefits all of us and models what is possible in a relationship with God.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Imagining Mary 1(10)
PART ONE Mary in the Bible 11(84)
1 Why a Virgin?
13(18)
2 A Legend Foretold by the Hebrew Prophets
31(14)
3 Was Mary the First Disciple? (the Gospels)
45(12)
4 Mary and the Apostle Paul (why is he silent?)
57(6)
5 Mary in the Non-Canonical Gospels
63(18)
6 Mystical Glosses that Further Added to the Myth
81(14)
PART TWO The Blessed Virgin Mary in Catholicism 95(86)
7 Appearing Now in a Field Near You (apparitions and visions)
97(18)
8 Praying by Hand (the rosary)
115(10)
9 "Hail Mary, Full of Grace" (and other evolved spiritual practices)
125(8)
10 Thousands of Our Ladies (feasts and titles)
133(10)
11 The Gate of Heaven (difficult dogma)
143(26)
THEOTOKOS
(divine motherhood)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
(removing the taint of sex)
THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
(resolving spirit and matter)
CO-REDEEMER WITH CHRIST
(the chicken before the egg)
MARY'S MILK OF GRACE
12 Unfortunate Teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux and Others
169(12)
PART THREE Mary for All of Us 181(24)
13 Martin Luther's Love for the Virgin
183(8)
14 The Feminine Face of God
191(10)
15 Strange Heaven
201(4)
Acknowledgments 205(2)
Appendix A: The Three Great Canticles from Luke's Gospel 207(3)
Appendix B: A Basic Chronology for Understanding Mary 210(3)
Appendix C: Five Legends of the Virgin Mary from the Middle Ages 213(8)
Notes 221(8)
Index 229

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