Description
Book SynopsisThis work treats of the Phenomenology of Mary and the Church as persons of faith in relation to the Wojtilian phenomenology of the human being as an acting person. According to John Paul II, Mary is an ideal person in/for the Church, and the Church, as a personal communion, has Her as a mirror and concrete evidence of the Church’s call, being and mission. As far as the vocation of the Church is concerned, it will always be far from complete if it is studied, proclaimed or believed in without placing Mary as part of the unavoidable persons and personality in its unfolding. Mary and the Church are related in the mystery of the Church as personal subjects of faith. They owe their being and vocation to the Trinity and have a direct connection with Judaism. Christ is the centre of this relationship and this goes on to highlight ecumenism and also the place of the laity and women in the life of the Church.
Table of ContentsContents: The Influences on the Theological Thought of Karol Wojtyla before the Second Vatican Council – The Influence on the Theological Thought of Karol Wojtyla from Vatican II to his Election as Pope – The Mariological/Ecclesiological Thinking of JP II – The Mystery of the Church and Mary as Personal Subjects of Faith – The Implications of the Marian Ecclesiology of John Paul II.
