Jenny Robertson explores the ministry of Mary within its biblical context: as a servant who is chosen and who responds to God's challenge; as a prophet whose words bridge the Old Testament and the New; as a woman of faith who at one point fails to recognize the implications of her son's life and teachings, but who follows him to the foot of the cross - and beyond into the new Spirit-filled life of the Church. The book suggests that Mary is an important role model for many aspects of faith and discipleship, that a proper honouring of her (not to be confused with praying to her) brings us closer to capturing the essence of her song, which radiantly affirms God and stresses the divine bias towards the poor.
- ISBN10 0826413773
- ISBN13 9780826413772
- Publish Date 1 November 2001 (first published 22 June 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 144
- Language English