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Book SynopsisThe Virgin Mary is said to have appeared on a hill in Guadalupe, Mexico in 1531. This book examines the impact of this vision on the rise of Catholicism and considers the Virgin of Guadalupe from a Lutheran perspective.
Trade ReviewThis book brings a neglected aspect of ecumenical dialogue into proper relief, and suggests to us that our diverse pieties may offer a common ground which can serve to diminish familiar denominational barriers. This work gives ecumenically-minded Christians an important complement to the work of the official dialogues. -- Louis Weil
This is a significant contribution to theology and to Marian literature. Stafford Poole?s erudite objections to the apparitions to Juan Diego are historical. As an historian Maxwell Johnson has faced them down, claiming neither too much, nor too little.To have a liturgical scholar of Johnson?s stature reflecting theologically on popular piety is encouraging. Johnson's report of the liturgical celebration in some Protestant churches of the appearance of Mary to Juan Diego is astonishing. Obviously Our Lady of Guadalupe has been able to effect what our Lady of Lourdes could not... -- Killian McDonnell, OSB, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota
A consistently fascinating and surprising exploration—a model of ecumenical and cultural bridge-building. Christians of all stripes—Catholics and Protestants—will profit from this sympathetic study. -- Michael Root, Edward C. Fendt Professor of Systematic Theology, Trinity Lutheran Seminary
This is one of the best studies on this topic by a Lutheran author whose understanding of the subject challenges Roman Catholics as well as Protestants to engage in a thoughtful theological conversation about its significance in establishing a promising ground for an ecumenical perspective aimed at the formation of "a true multicultural, ethnically and racially diverse, and inclusive Christianity in the United States in which the gifts of "the other" are affirmed and valued." This examination of the topic will surely become a classic text in our context and for our generation in our effort to understand the relationship between Theology and culture. -- José D. Rodríguez, Lutheran School of Theology
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Max Johnson, a noted Lutheran liturgical scholar, brings a fresh perspective and a discerning eye to this study of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the maternal protector of all Christians of the Americas. A valuable and original scholarly contribution to a much revered figure. -- Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
This is a significant contribution to theology and to Marian literature. Stafford Poole’s erudite objections to the apparitions to Juan Diego are historical. As an historian Maxwell Johnson has faced them down, claiming neither too much, nor too little. To have a liturgical scholar of Johnson’s stature reflecting theologically on popular piety is encouraging. Johnson's report of the liturgical celebration in some Protestant churches of the appearance of Mary to Juan Diego is astonishing. Obviously Our Lady of Guadalupe has been able to effect what our Lady of Lourdes could not. -- Killian McDonnell, OSB, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota
Johnson's book shines as a highly significant contribution to the literature on Guadalupe and on the ecumenical movement as a whole. * Catholic Library World *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: An Apologia Chapter 2 The Apparition Narrative Chapter 3 Origins and Development of the Guadalupan Narratives and Image Chapter 4 Modern Roman Catholic Theological Interpretations of the Virgin of Guadalupe Chapter 5 Celebrations of the Virgin of Guadalupe Chapter 6 The Virgin of Guadalupe in Ecumenical Perspective Chapter 7 Conclusion
