01653cam a22002054a 4500008004100000010001700041020001500058020001800073040004900091050002100140082001500161100002800176245009800204260004800302300003300350504005100383505090100434600003401335856007801369060407s2006    maua     b    001 0 eng    a  2006011943  a155725432X  a9781557254320  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdC#PdYDXCPdVP@dBTCTAdDLC00aBT603b.S94 200600a232.912221 aSweeney, Jon M.,d1967-10aStrange heaven :bthe Virgin Mary as woman, mother, disciple, and advocate /cJon M. Sweeney.  aBrewster, Mass. :bParaclete Press,cc2006.  aix, 233 p. :bill. ;c21 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction: imagining Mary -- Why a virgin? -- A legend foretold by the Hebrew Prophets -- Was Mary the first disciple? (the Gospels) -- Mary and the Apostle Paul (why is he silent?) -- Mary in the non-canonical Gospels -- Mystical glosses that further added to the myth -- Appearing now in a field near you (apparitions and visions) -- Praying by hand (the rosary) -- "Hail Mary, full of grace" (and other evolved spiritual practices) -- Thousands of our ladies (feasts and titles) -- The gate of heaven (difficult dogma) -- 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 -- Unfortunate teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux and others -- Martin Luther's love for the Virgin -- The feminine face of God -- Strange heaven.00aMary,cBlessed Virgin, Saint.413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011943.html