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A Feminist Approach to the Marian Temple Type
Author(s) -
O'Donnell Karen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new blackfriars
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-2005
pISSN - 0028-4289
DOI - 10.1111/nbfr.12369
Subject(s) - typology , connection (principal bundle) , symbol (formal) , gospel , theology , statement (logic) , feminist theology , temple , philosophy , christology , sociology , history , epistemology , anthropology , ancient history , linguistics , structural engineering , engineering
The opening chapter of the Gospel of Luke establishes a connection between the Temple and Mary, the mother of Jesus. This connection is developed over the centuries by theologians, often in connection to Marian doctrines, but also in service of Christology. This research considers what the theological implications of such a typology might be—what are theologians saying about Mary, and often Jesus, when they draw a typological connection between the Temple and Mary? Furthermore, what is a feminist theologian to make of such a theological statement? Is Mary a monolithic, bland symbol or does a typological connection between the Temple and Mary make for a powerfully feminist Marian theology?