The Magdalene Mystique

Author : Betty Conrad Adam
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819226587

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The Magdalene Mystique by Betty Conrad Adam Pdf

The early Christians formed communities to follow the risen Jesus. One such community wrote down its gospel story, but sometime in those early years, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene disappeared. In the late nineteenth century, it surfaced in the Cairo marketplace, and today, contemporary Christians are embracing the message of this Magdalene Gospel. The Magdalene Mystique invites readers into the spiritual life of an actual community that celebrates Mary Magdalene as mystic and visionary, beloved companion of Jesus, and first witness to the resurrection. Following Mary’s gospel, the community seeks to embody an ethos of equality and justice. With historic background based on the scholarship of prominent researchers including Karen King and Jane Schaberg, plus prayers, liturgies, and real-life stories, this is a powerful book for group study and private devotion.

Author : Betty Conrad Adam
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819222312

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The Magdalene Mystique by Betty Conrad Adam Pdf

Offers an overview of the Gospel of Mary; and reviews the Church's long history of misunderstanding her. This work offers advice, prayers and liturgy for living Magdalene spirituality.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0819222739

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The Music of the Magdalene Mystique-CD by Anonim Pdf

The music of the Magdalene Mystique invites readers into the spiritual life of a community that celebrates Mary Magdalene as mystic and visionary, beloved companion of Jesus, and first witness to the Resurrection. In Houston, Texas, the Magdalene Community meets weekly to worship in this ancient tradition. Here are the lovely, inspiring sounds of the music they share as they pray together.

Author : TONI. CARMINE SALERNO
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1922573248

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MAGDALENE ORACLE by TONI. CARMINE SALERNO Pdf

Author : Mary E. Green
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819229380

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Eyes to See by Mary E. Green Pdf

- Written by a Protestant for a non-Orthodox readership - Includes full-color images of eight icons - Strong potential for group study Eyes to See: The Redemptive Purpose of Icons offers the discovery of life-giving spiritual insights found through learning to read the language of religious icons. Written especially for those whose traditions have not included icons, this book introduces eight icons written (painted) by the author. Historical notes, explanation of symbolism, related scriptures for interpretation, and a reflection for each icon deepens understanding and appreciation for the ancient holy images of the Church. The book is eight chapters in length, each describing one of the eight full-color icon plates in the insert. For individuals and study groups, plus those with interests in iconography.

Author : Hope Schiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 057869865X

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Mystic Pearl by Hope Schiller Pdf

MARY MAGDALENE WAS NEVER A PROSTITUTE. INSTEAD, MARY OF MAGDALA was a spoiled, rich Jewish aristocrat who committed every kind of sin as she matured. Brave, intelligent and adventurous, this young woman questioned the patriarchal Hebrew faith, and embarked on a spiritual journey that led her to the university in Alexandria, Egypt. There, she embraced the excesses of this Roman city, a place Hebrews saw as filled with debauchery. When she finished her studies, she took over the family fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, where she eventually met Jesus of Nazareth. Mary Magdalene becomes a disciple of Jesus; and before he dies, Jesus calls her Apostle of the Apostles. In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church formally acknowledged Mary Magdalene was never a prostitute, and yet this is still common knowledge in the United States. The Vatican, in fact, announced that she was the Apostle of the Apostles. Finally, in 2006, Mary Magdalene was canonized by the Catholic Church. Her recognition is long overdue.

Author : April D. DeConick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441124029

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Holy Misogyny by April D. DeConick Pdf

In Holy Misogyny, bible scholar April DeConick wants real answers to the questions that are rarely whispered from the pulpits of the contemporary Christian churches. Why is God male? Why are women associated with sin? Why can't women be priests? Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the early Christian literature, she seeks to understand the conflicts over sex and gender in the early church-what they were and what was at stake. She explains how these ancient conflicts have shaped contemporary Christianity and its promotion of male exclusivity and superiority in terms of God, church leadership, and the bed. DeConick's detective work uncovers old aspects of Christianity before later doctrines and dogmas were imposed upon the churches, and the earlier teachings about the female were distorted. Holy Misogyny shows how the female was systematically erased from the Christian tradition, and why. She concludes that the distortion and erasure of the female is the result of ancient misogyny made divine writ, a holy misogyny that remains with us today.

Author : Edmondo F. Lupieri
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004411067

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Mary Magdalene from the New Testament to the New Age and Beyond by Edmondo F. Lupieri Pdf

An international team of twenty scholars under Edmondo F. Lupieri’s direction produced Mary Magdalene from the New Testament to the New Age and Beyond. While the historical figure of the Magdalene may be lost forever, the construction of her literary images and their transformations and adaptations over the centuries are a lively testimony to human creativity and faith. Different pictures of Mary travelled through time and space, from history to legend and mythology, crossed religious boundaries, going beyond the various Christianities, to become a “sign of contradiction” for many. This book describes a special case of biblical reception history, that of the New Testament figure of a woman whose presence at the side of Jesus has been disturbing for some, but proves to be inspiring for others.

Author : Merril Silverstein,Roseann Giarrusso
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421408941

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Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society by Merril Silverstein,Roseann Giarrusso Pdf

According to family sociologist Vern Bengtson, generations within families are important sources of influence, change, and development. Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society brings together scholars whose common link is their intellectual intersection with the work of Vern Bengtson, an esteemed family sociologist whose accomplishments include foundational theoretical contributions to the study of families and intergenerational relations as well as the development of the widely used Longitudinal Study of Generations data set. The study began in 1971 and is the basis for Bengtson’s highly influential concept and measurement model, the intergenerational solidarity-conflict paradigm. This book serves as an excellent compendium of original research that examines how Bengtson’s solidarity model, a theory that informs nearly all intergenerational and gerontology sociology work performed today, continues to be relevant to scholars and practitioners. Written by internationally recognized scholars, the book’s fifteen chapters are mapped to five major thematic areas to which Bengtson’s research contributed: family connections; grandparents in a changing demographic landscape; generations and cohorts (micro-macro dialectics); religion and families in the context of continuity, change, and conflict; and global cross-national and cross-ethnic concerns. Key strengths of the book include the diversity of foci and data sources and the strong attention given to global and international issues. Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society will appeal to scholars working in sociology, psychology, gerontology, family studies, and social work.

Author : James F. McGrath
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532680625

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What Jesus Learned from Women by James F. McGrath Pdf

Dehumanization has led to serious misinterpretation of the Gospels. On the one hand, Christians have often made Jesus so much more than human that it seemed inappropriate to ask about the influence other human beings had on him, male or female. On the other hand, women have been treated as less than fully human, their names omitted from stories and their voices and influence on Jesus neglected. When we ask the question this book does, what Jesus learned from women, puzzling questions that have frustrated readers of the Gospels throughout history suddenly find solutions. Weaving cutting edge biblical scholarship together with an element of historical fiction and a knack for writing for a general audience, James McGrath makes the stories of women in the New Testament come alive, and sheds fresh light on the figure of Jesus as well. This book is a must read for scholars, students, and anyone else interested in Jesus and/or in the role of ancient women in the context of their times.

Author : Canon C. K. Robertson
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594732980

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A Dangerous Dozen by Canon C. K. Robertson Pdf

Sometimes What We Need Most Is What We Fear Most "Times change and situations seem to change, but there is still a great need for prophets, for God's ambassadors, to stand up and be counted. Who will dare to be Paul the Apostle today, or Dorothy Day, or Francis of Assisi, or Dietrich Bonhoeffer? Who will dare, when God calls, to say, 'Here I am, Lord. Send me ?" from the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu Meet twelve fascinating at times, intimidating Christian change agents who were unafraid to ask what God would have them do in the face of life s realities and unafraid to go ahead and do it. Their words and actions challenged the status quo, and in so doing they showed the face of Jesus to the Church and to the world. Whether calling us to live simply in the name of Jesus, showing the way to genuine peacemaking, or exemplifying the true meaning of courage, the legacies of these blessed troublemakers continue to inspire us today if we let them. Paul of Tarsus Mary Magdalene Origen of Alexandria Francis of Assisi Hildegard of Bingen Thomas Cranmer Sojourner Truth Dorothy Day Dietrich Bonhoeffer Janani Luwum Oscar Romero K. H. Ting"

Author : Theresa Coletti
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780812201642

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Mary Magdalene and the Drama of Saints by Theresa Coletti Pdf

A sinner-saint who embraced then renounced sexual and worldly pleasures; a woman who, through her attachment to Jesus, embodied both erotic and sacred power; a symbol of penance and an exemplar of contemplative and passionate devotion: perhaps no figure stood closer to the center of late medieval debates about the sources of spiritual authority and women's contribution to salvation history than did Mary Magdalene, and perhaps nowhere in later medieval England was cultural preoccupation with the Magdalene stronger than in fifteenth-century East Anglia. Looking to East Anglian texts including the N-Town Plays, The Book of Margery Kempe, The Revelations of Julian of Norwich, and Bokenham's Legend of Holy Women, Theresa Coletti explores how the gendered symbol of Mary Magdalene mediates tensions between masculine and feminine spiritual power, institutional and individual modes of religious expression, and authorized and unauthorized forms of revelation and sacred speech. Using the Digby play Mary Magdalene as her touchstone, Coletti engages a wide variety of textual and visual resources to make evident the discursive and material ties of East Anglian dramatic texts and feminine religion to broader traditions of cultural commentary and representation. In bringing the disciplinary perspectives of literary history and criticism, gender studies, and social and religious history to bear on specific local instances of dramatic practice, Mary Magdalene and the Drama of Saints highlights the relevance of Middle English dramatic discourse to the dynamic religious climate of late medieval England. In doing so, the book decisively challenges the marginalization of drama within medieval English studies, elucidates vernacular theater's kinship with influential late medieval religious texts and institutions, and articulates the changing possibilities for sacred representation in the decades before the Reformation.

Author : Toni Carmine Salerno
Publisher : Blue Angel Gallery
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0980398371

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Gaia Oracle by Toni Carmine Salerno Pdf

Far back in time, light from the underlying fabric of creation burst forth creating the super-luminous event through which our Universe was born. Time began its endless journey through ever-expanding space. The early universe was simply a sea of particles floating through space and time. But life's invisible wheels were already in motion and over time the sea of particles became a sea of stars from which Gaia, our Earth, was born - a living, breathing entity - our Goddess, our Mother and our reflection. The Gaia Oracle, a beautiful new oracle set from bestselling artist Toni Carmine Salerno, consists of 45 richly illustrated cards designed to point you in love's direction and help you find the answers you seek.

Author : Gary McAvoy
Publisher : Empraxis LLC
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0990837653

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The Magdalene Deception by Gary McAvoy Pdf

Discovery of long-hidden documents in the Vatican Secret Archives reveals the Resurrection to be a myth.

Author : Barbara Newman
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780812200263

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From Virile Woman to WomanChrist by Barbara Newman Pdf

Why did hagiographers of the late Middle Ages praise mothers for abandoning small children? How did a group of female mystics come to define themselves as "apostles to the dead" and end by challenging God's right to damn? Why did certain heretics around 1300 venerate a woman as the Holy Spirit incarnate and another as the Angelic Pope? In From Virile Woman to WomanChrist, Barbara Newman asks these and other questions to trace a gradual and ambiguous transition in the gender strategies of medieval religious women. An egalitarian strain in early Christianity affirmed that once she asserted her commitment to Christ through a vow of chastity, monastic profession, or renunciation of family ties, a woman could become "virile," or equal to a man. While the ideal of the "virile woman" never disappeared, another ideal slowly evolved in medieval Christianity. By virtue of some gender-related trait—spotless virginity, erotic passion, the capacity for intense suffering, the ability to imagine a feminine aspect of the Godhead—a devout woman could be not only equal, but superior to men; without becoming male, she could become a "womanChrist," imitating and representing Christ in uniquely feminine ways. Rooted in women's concrete aspirations and sufferings, Newman's "womanChrist" model straddles the bounds of orthodoxy and heresy to illuminate the farther reaches of female religious behavior in the Middle Ages. From Virile Woman to WomanChrist will generate compelling discussion in the fields of medieval literature and history, history of religion, theology, and women's studies.