The Cult of the Virgin
by Miller, Elliot; Samples, Kenneth R.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-09-01
Publisher(s): Baker Pub Group
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Summary
Under John Paul II, reverence for the Virgin Mary has intensified. Pilgrims follow their pope to worship at sites where supernatural appearances of the Virgin are claimed to have occurred. The authors warn that this revival weakens unity and includes a Roman Catholic response by Mitchell Pacwa, S.J.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 9 |
| Foreword | p. 11 |
| Introduction: The Cult of the Virgin Revives | p. 13 |
| From Lowly Handmaid to Queen of Heaven: The Mary of Roman Catholic Theology | |
| Divine Maternity | p. 19 |
| Perpetual Virginity | p. 24 |
| The Immaculate Conception | p. 30 |
| The Assumption | p. 36 |
| Spiritual Motherhood | p. 41 |
| Coredemptrix and Mediatrix | p. 46 |
| Queen of Heaven | p. 63 |
| Hyperveneration | p. 68 |
| Apparitions of the Virgin Mary: A Protestant Look at a Catholic Phenomenon | |
| What Is an Apparition? | p. 79 |
| The Catholic Church's Evaluation | p. 81 |
| A Survey of Marian Apparitions | p. 88 |
| The Mystery of Medjugorje | p. 100 |
| How Apparitions Have Influenced Catholic Piety | p. 121 |
| A Protestant Evangelical Response | p. 126 |
| Notes | p. 137 |
| Glossary | p. 147 |
| Appendix A: Medjugorje Up Close: Interviews with Key People Surrounding the Apparitions | p. 149 |
| Appendix B: A Catholic Scholar's Response to This Book | p. 161 |
| Appendix C: The Authors' Reply to Father Pacwa | p. 169 |
| Postscript | p. 175 |
| Bibliography | p. 179 |
| Subject Index | p. 183 |
| Scripture Index | p. 187 |
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