Contents
Preface to the English Edition
List of Abbreviations
Mary, “Focal Point” of Catholic Theology
The Importance of a Distinct Treatise on Mariology
Methodological Plan
The Structure of the Following Presentation
Introductory Note
The “Protoevangelium” (Gn 3:15)
The Prophecy of Isaiah 7:14
The “Daughter of Zion”
Mary, Mother of the Son of God (Paul)
The “Son of God” as “Son of Mary” (Mark)
Preliminary Note on the “Infancy Gospels”
The Virgin Mother of Jesus according to Matthew
The Virgin Mother of the Lord according to Luke
The Presence of Mary in the Gospel according to John
The “Woman” of the Apocalypse
References
The First Mariological Witnesses of the Tradition (Ignatius of Antioch, Justin, Irenaeus)
The Contribution of Apocryphal Writings
Patristic Motifs through the Sixth Century
Medieval Development
The Road to the Definitions of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption
Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Development from the Seventeenth Century until the Eve of Vatican II
The Contribution of the Second Vatican Council
The Post-Conciliar Period
References
3. Starting Points for Systematic Reflection
The Debate on the “Fundamental Marian Principle”
Mary in the Mystery of the Covenant
The Teaching of St. Paul VI (and His Predecessors)
Feminist Mariology
Evaluation
The Contribution of Mulieris dignitatem
References
The Systematic Importance of the Dogma
Patristic Development to the End of the Fourth Century
Does the Christian Doctrine of the Divine Maternity Have a Pagan Origin?
The Council of Ephesus (431)
Further Developments of Doctrine after Ephesus
Ecumenical Aspects
The Divine Maternity Originates in the Eternal Plan of God (Predestination)
There Was Preparation for the Divine Maternity in the Holiness of Mary
The Divine Maternity Brings with It a Transforming Relationship
The Divine Maternity Is the Beginning of Mary’s Spiritual Maternity for the Church
The Divine Maternity Exalts Mary above All Other Creatures
The Divine Maternity Constitutes a Special Relationship with the Most Holy Trinity
References
The Importance of the Doctrine
Biblical References
Early Opposition (Judaism, Paganism)
Modern Criticism
The Theological Significance of the Virginal Origin of Jesus
The First Patristic References
Biblical References?
The Road to the Creed
The Debate in Modern Times
The Connection with Mariology as a Whole
Virginitas post partum
A Plan of Virginity
The Role of the Marriage of Mary and the Figure of Joseph
References
Introduction
Patristic Development and the Importance of the Council of Ephesus
The Council of Trent as a Landmark
The Impeccability of Mary
The Meaning of the Dogma
Biblical Foundation
Basis for the Historical Development
Development in the East
Development in the West up to the Twelfth Century (Eadmer)
The Contribution of William of Ware and of Duns Scotus
The Battle of the Maculists and Immaculists up to Alexander VII (1661)
The Definition of the Immaculate Conception by Pius IX (1854)
The Theological Context of the Dogma
The Ecumenical Debate
Freedom from Concupiscence
Fullness of Grace
The Expression of Holiness in the Immaculate Heart of Mary
References
Biblical Foundations
The Silence of the First Centuries
The Tradition of the Tomb of Mary at Gethsemane
Interpretation of the Apocrypha
The Liturgical Witness
Theological Explanation
Development in the West
The Definition of the Dogma
Connection with Other Marian Dogmas
Anthropological and Eschatological Significance
Debate between the Mortalists and the Immortalists
In Dialogue with the Separated Eastern Churches
Ecumenical Dialogue with the Ecclesial Communities Arising from the Reformation
Connection with the Assumption
Biblical Basis
Historical Development
Systematic Exposition
References
Preliminary Note
Biblical Foundation
Mary as Spiritual “Mother,” “Companion,” and “Helper”
The Recurrence of the Title “Co-Redemptrix”
The Theological Debate on Co-Redemption
The Call for a Dogma on the Title “Co-Redemptrix”
Introduction
The Historical Trail of This Concept
A Universal Mediation
Is There a “Physical” or “Moral” Causality in Mary’s Mediation?
The Integrative Character of the Doctrine of the Universal Mediation of Mary
Mary, “Image and Mother” of the Church
Biblical Foundations and Historical Development of the Title Mater Ecclesiae
Systematic Aspects
Marian Mediation and Ecumenism
The Title Mater unitatis
The Figure of Mary in Relation to Other Religions
References
Theological Locus of the Phenomenon
Criteria for Credibility
Antiquity
Modern Apparitions Recognized by Ecclesiastical Authority
Unrecognized Phenomena
Assessing the Content of the Marian Apparitions after 1830
References
The Principles of Marian Cultus
The Role of Mary in the Eucharistic Celebration
Mary in the Celebration of the Other Sacraments
Mary in the Liturgical Calendar
Mary, Model of the Worshipping Church
Prayers
Recurring Observances in the Weekly, Monthly, and Annual Cycles
Consecration to Mary
References
Mariological Associations
Journals and Book Series
Websites and Bibliographies of Individual Mariologists
Bibliography
Index of Scripture
Index of Names
Index of Topics