What is it about?
In Baptist life, Mary typically appears only at Christmas. Accordingly, there is minimal theological reflection on Mary as a resource for ecclesial self-understanding. This article argues for embracing Mary as a figure of the church.
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Why is it important?
A richer Scriptural reading of Mary can both enhance Baptist (and more broadly Protestant) ecclesiology as well as contribute to the unity of the church.
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I wrote this article in my role as a member of the Baptist World Alliance Delegation for Theological Conversations with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (2006-2011). The purpose of these conversation is to consider ways that our respective traditions may yet be open to the unity that God desires for the church. What does reflection on Mary offer?
Elizabeth Newman
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This page is a summary of: “All generations shall call me blessed”: A Baptist recovery of Mary, Review & Expositor, May 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0034637317705643.
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