Matthew Levering
Mary's Bodily Assumption
- ISBN 13:
- 9780268033903
- author:
- Matthew Levering
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Notre Dame Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.8 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Catholic
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Mary's Bodily Assumption by Matthew Levering explores the Catholic doctrine of Mary's bodily Assumption. Levering examines how the Church justifies this doctrine, despite its lack of explicit biblical or historical evidence. He divides his discussion into two sections: one historical and the other systematic. The historical section retrieves the rich Mariological doctrine of the mid-twentieth century, drawing on key Magisterial documents such as Pope Pius XII's Munificentissimus Deus and Vatican II's Lumen Gentium. Levering also engages with Protestant biblical scholars and theologians, reclaiming Mariology as a central topic in Catholic theology. The systematic section focuses on three pillars of the doctrine: biblical typology, the Church's role as authoritative interpreter of divine revelation, and the fittingness of Mary's Assumption within the mysteries of faith.
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