Table of Contents

Introduction Section One: The Virgin Mary in Earliest Christianity 1. Mary in the New Testament and Apocrypha Chris Maunder 2. The Conception of the Virgin Mary, from The Protevangelium of James 3. The Annunciation, from The Protevangelium of James 4. The Title Theotokos Sarah Jane Boss 5. Theotokos: The title and its significance in doctrine and devotion Richard Price 6. Cyril of Alexandria on the title Theotokos, from the Third Letter to Nestorius 7. Mary in Patristic Theology Tina Beattie 8. The Origins of Marian Art: The evolution of Marian imagery in the Western Church until AD 31 Geri Parlby 9. Marian Liturgies and Devotion in Early Christianity Stephen J. Shoemaker Section Two: The Cult of the Virgin Mary during the Middle Ages 1. The Development of the Virgin's Cult in the High Middle Ages Sarah Jane Boss 2. The vision of the monk Robert Translated by Sarah Jane Boss 3. Marian Devotion in the Latin West in the Later Middle Ages Eva De Visscher 4. Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the collection of Johannes Herolt Section Three: Mariology 1. The Development of the Doctrine of Mary's Immaculate Conception Sarah Jane Boss 2. Extract from a Medieval sermon on the Conception of Blessed Mary 3. The English Reformers and the Blessed Virgin Mary Paul Williams 4. Francisco Suárez and Modern Mariology Sarah Jane Boss 5. Ineffabilis Deus: Dogmatic constitution on the Immaculate Conception (extracts) 6. Extracts from Munificentissimus Deus: Apostolic constitution on the Assumption (extracts) 7. How To Think About Mary's Privileges: A post-conciliar exposition Philip Endean 8. The Fundamental Principle of Marian Theology by Karl Rahner; Translated and with an introduction by Philip Endean 9. Immaculate Mary: The Ecclesial Mariology of Hans Urs von Balthasar Francesca Murphy 10. The Virgin Mary in Anglican Tradition Paul Williams 11. Mary in Ecumenical Dialogue and Exchange David Carter Section Four: Traditions of Devotion 1. Mary in Early Modern Europe Trevor Johnson 2. Telling the Beads: The practice and symbolism of the rosary Sarah Jane Boss 3. Mary: Images and Objects Simon Coleman 4. Marian Consecration in the Contemporary Church Sarah Jane Boss 5. Apparitions of Mary Chris Maunder 6. Black Madonnas Sarah Jane Boss Section Five: Mary in Art and Literature 1. Mary in Islam Tim Winter 2. Mary in Nineteenth-Century English and American Poetry Nancy de Flon 3. Mary in Modern European Literature Catherine O'Brien 4. Mary in Film Catherine O'Brien 5. The Iconographic Types of the Virgin in Western Art Maurice Vloberg

About the Author

Tina Beattie is married with four children. After taking a degree in Theology and Bristol University, she moved on to study for a PhD on 'Images of Mary.' She is Lecturer in Christian Studies at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. Sarah Jane Boss is Director of the Centre for Marian Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter, UK.

Reviews

"Bound to be immensely useful"
*Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic*

'Mary: The Complete Resource is a pleasure to read. The discussion is scolarly, but not dull; the range of approaches is broad and non-partisan; the bibliographies are extremely helpful. Best of all, some sections conclude with chunks of original material.' Cally Hammond, Church Times
*Cally Hammond, Church Times, November 2007*

"[Mary: The Complete Resource] is very comprehensive indeed.  There are chapters on Mary in scripture, in the Church fathers, in the Protestant tradition, in film, in medieval art.  Black Madonnas, rosary beads, you name it."  Melaine Donagh, Oldie
*Melanie Donagh, Oldie*

"The essays on this book are accurate, concise and engaging surveys of their assigned topics...As a teacher of a course on Mary in Doctrine and Devotion, I have searched for several years for a text that will surpass the once comprehensive, but now dated work of Hilda Graef (Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion, combined edition, London: Sheed and Ward, 1985). My search is over. Sarah Jane Boss has provided me and my students with an indispensable work that will serve for years not only to initiate students into the study of Mary, but also to guide generalists and specialists alike to the very best bibliographic sources available." Tim Perry, Providence College, Canada, International Journal of Systematic Theology

'It is a wonder that such a comprehensive and detailed volume as Mary the Complete Resource should not have appeared until now: how did theological colleges and universities manage without such a definitive encyclopaedic reader, which clearly should be available to all ordinands and undergraduates, and those working in related areas.' Paul Brazier, Heythrop Journal
*Heythrop Journal*