Missing Mary: The Queen of Heaven and Her Re-Emergence in the Modern Church - Softcover

Spretnak, C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403970408 ISBN 13: 9781403970404

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Synopsis

Was Vatican II right to downgrade the Virgin Mary? This fall marks the fortieth anniversary of the final session of Vatican II (1962-65) at which the Roman Catholic Church brought itself "up to date"-and, asserts Spretnak, fired the Virgin Mary as Queen

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Book Description:

Was Vatican II right to downgrade the Virgin Mary? This fall marks the fortieth anniversary of the final session of Vatican II (1962-65) at which the Roman Catholic Church brought itself "up to date"--and, asserts Spretnak, fired the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven, demoting her to being "just like us," merely the first Christian. Spretnak, a liberal Catholic who agrees with 95% of Vatican II's decisions, cuts across the battle lines of a polarized American Catholic Church, challenging Catholic progressives not to acquiesce to the Catholic Right's claiming of the Virgin Mary as emblematic of their political positions. This is a book about religion and modernity that has reframed the thinking about Mary in our times.

About the Author:

CHARLENE SPRETNAK is the author of several books including States of Grace and The Resurgence of the Real. She is a Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, USA. She lives in Half Moon Bay, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1403970408
• ISBN 13: 9781403970404
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308