There Is No Rose: The Mariology of the Catholic Church - Softcover

Aidan Nichols

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451484461 ISBN 13: 9781451484465

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2015

Mary continues to be a source of theological interest and concern for Catholics and Protestants alike. For Catholics, Mariology was codified in a set of dogmas over the centuries; yet many Catholics remain unaware of the biblical, historical, and theological matrix that gave rise to the magisterial teaching. Protestants, with some exceptions, remain skeptical of Marianism in Catholic theology, viewing such as intrusions upon biblical doctrine and faith or unnecessary accretions threatening of sound Christian theology. Aidan Nichols, OP, attempts to address this "puzzlement" of Mary. Working through the biblical, patristic, and medieval sources, Nichols introduces readers to the robust scriptural and theological bases for the Church's celebration of Mary in its doctrine and liturgy, alongside the work of the Councils and the magisterium, to argue for the crucial relevance of Mary in the theological articulation of the gospel, the celebration and practice of the liturgy, and the sacramental life of the Church.

Review:

Crystal clear, compendious, and compact, this book is a brilliant and useful introduction to Mariology. In it we see a master craftsman at work in Christian theology. --Francesca Murphy University of Notre Dame

About the Author:

Fr. Aidan Nichols is Prior of Blackfriars, Cambridge. He previously served as John Paul II Memorial Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford and as a Fellow of Greyfriars, Oxford. He has written over fifty books on various aspects of Christian theology.

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1451484461
• ISBN 13: 9781451484465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144