Readings 1

[Introduction] [Bibliography]

 Introduction
The readings in  this unit provide you with an overview of general trends in Mariological thought  through the 17th to the 19th centuries. The readings are accompanied by discussion questions to aid integration of the material.
back to top


The following two readings are given as a general introduction to the theme  of the whole unit: 
  Trends and patterns in European  Spirituality 17th -20th centuries:Overview

The following materials expand the understanding of Mariology over the period from the 17th - 19th Centuries

  European Mariological Trends 17th -18th Century 
  Modern Spirituality - Jordan Aumann
  The French School -Article
  De Montfort - Life
  De Montfort's Apocalypticism
  The Age of Enlightenment (18th Century)
  Oratorian Spirituality (Large File)
  Trends in Nineteenth Century Mariology
  Orestes  Brownson On Devotion to Mary
  Marian visions in the  Nineteenth Century - Overview
  The "secret" of  Melanie Calvat (La Salette) - Primary Source
  The Vengeful Virgin - Article on American Apocalypticism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  Ineffabilis  Deus The promulgation of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception *Large file.
  On the Immaculate Conception Pius X 1904
  Discussion Topics

back to top

Bibliography

  Coyle, Sr. Kathleen. Mary in the Christian Tradition From a Contemporary Perspective. Rev. ed. Leominster, Herefordshire, England; Mystic, CT: Gracewing; Twenty-Third Publications; 1996. 
   Cunneen, Sally. In Search of Mary: The Woman and the Symbol. Ballantine, 1996
  Cunningham, Agnes. The Significance of Mary. Thomas More, 1993.
  Donnelly, Doris, ed. Mary, Woman of Nazareth: Biblical and  Theological Perspectives. Paulist, 1989
  Graef, Hilda. A History of Doctrine and Devotion. 2  vols. Sheed & Ward, 1965. Reprint, 1985.
  Pelikan, Jaroslav. Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture. Yale U., 1996

[Mariology2] [Outline] [Schedule] [Read] [Discuss] [Explore]