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008			150206s2006 maua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2006011943
020			_a155725432X (paper back)
020			_a9781557254320
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm67240231
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dBAKER _dC#P _dYDXCP _dVP@ _dBTCTA _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aBT603 _b.S94 2006
082	0	0	_a232.91 Swe 2006 _222
100	1		_aSweeney, Jon M., _d1967-
245	1	0	_aStrange heaven : _bthe Virgin Mary as woman, mother, disciple, and advocate / _cJon M. Sweeney.
260			_aBrewster, Mass. : _bParaclete Press, _cc2006.
300			_aix, 228 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: imagining Mary -- Why a virgin? -- A legend foretold by the Hebrew Prophets -- Was Mary the first disciple? (the Gospels) -- Mary and the Apostle Paul (why is he silent?) -- Mary in the non-canonical Gospels -- Mystical glosses that further added to the myth -- Appearing now in a field near you (apparitions and visions) -- Praying by hand (the rosary) -- "Hail Mary, full of grace" (and other evolved spiritual practices) -- Thousands of our ladies (feasts and titles) -- The gate of heaven (difficult dogma) -- Theotokos (divine motherhood) -- Immaculate Conception (removing the taint of sex) -- The Assumption of Our Lady (resolving spirit and matter) -- Co-redeemer with Christ (the chicken before the egg) -- Mary's milk of grace -- Unfortunate teachings of Bernard of Clairvaux and others -- Martin Luther's love for the Virgin -- The feminine face of God -- Strange heaven.
600	0	0	_aMary, _cBlessed Virgin, Saint.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011943.html
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