MARY IN THE
MYSTERY
The Woman in Whom Divinity and Humanity Rhyme
Thomas J. Norris
Poetic and profound
depiction of Mary as utterly faithful and uniquely fruitful -- a true Mother.
PAPERBACK; 102 PAGES; 2012
ISBN: 978-1-56548-431-3
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About this Book
In the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, Mary is a key to our grasp of the
Christian mystery. She is the Mother of God, as an early Council of the Church
(Ephesus 431) stressed. As such she is a key to understanding the Christian
Faith. In fact, she shows the beauty of that faith in its completeness, proportion
and radiance. Mary is ‘the Mother of beautiful Love.’ Anyone who
wants to better understand the Mother of Jesus, who is interested in Mary’s
place in literature and art, or who is looking for a new perspective on Mary’s
role in ecumenical dialogue should have this book. Father Norris beautifully
depicts Mary’s womb as the place where, united in her Son, the divine
nature and the human nature rhyme.
Some Reviews:
“In poetry, the word rhyme refers to an echo or resemblance between
two or more lines of the poem, particularly in the end of the lines –
some way in which they sound alike whilst being different. The two natures
of Christ, divine and human, are of course radically different. But in the
Hypostatic Union the two natures converge on the same ‘end,’ the
same ‘Word.’ This is divine poetry. The divine nature comes from
heaven, and the human nature comes from Mary, like two kinds of music one
above the other; they are ‘united without commingling,’ merging
in one sound, one voice, one Gospel, one revelation.”
Stratford Caldecott - from the Forward
“This richly
textured reflection on the place of Mary in the mystery of salvation is a
beautiful and rewarding example of lectio divina. Prayerfully, perceptively
and poetically, Fr Thomas Norris unfolds the scriptural teaching on God's
purpose and enables us to see Mary afresh and love her anew as a woman of
the Word, utterly faithful and uniquely fruitful, not only an example to believers
but mother also. The interweaving throughout of scriptural exposition with
theology and the Church's doctrine impressively conveys the essential bond
between the latter and God's word, and also the integral place of Mariology
in the fabric of Christian belief.”
Rev. Msgr. Paul McPartlan, S.T.L., D.Phil. - Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic
Theology and Ecumenism,
The Catholic University of America
[This] sort of
book appears only rarely: a serious contribution to Marian theology, stripped
of popular fancy, that highlights the uniquely beautiful logic of Mary’s
place in Christian doctrine … Norris analyses diverse biblical, conciliar,
literary, and philosophical texts whilst returning continually to a keystone
of Christian history, [the councils of Ephesus and Nicea and their doctrinal
teachings on Mary].
Tracy Martin in Theological Book Review
Mary is a symbol
of human perfection for the Catholic Church. This reflection on her life by
Father Thomas J. Norris presents us with reasons why the mother of Jesus plays
such a large role in art, literature, and the founding of the Church.
St. Anthony Messenger
Read ‘The
Church’s Marian Profile and the Reception of Vatican II’s Ecclesiology’
– Fr. Thomas Norris’ contribution to The Ecclesiology of Communion
Fifty Years after Vatican II symposium held in conjunction with the 50th International
Eucharistic Congress (2012)
What others are saying about this book:
Stratford Caldecott’s blog: The Christian Mysteries
South Texas Catholic: Father Norris, Mary in the Mystery: The Woman in Whom
Divinity and Humanity Rhyme
About the author
Thomas J. Norris
Thomas Norris, a priest of the Diocese of Ossory (Ireland), is professor emeritus
of systematic theology at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth. A member
of the International Theological Commission, he has authored eleven books,
among them The Trinity: Life of God, Hope for Humanity; A Fractured Relationship:
Faith and the Crisis of Culture; Cardinal Newman for Today and numerous articles.
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