Issue 83 Mary in the Imagination of the Church

The Seven Joys of Mary

Mary and the Flabbergasting Fact.

Historical news relevant for today.

The spark that lit the Welsh revival

A conversation with Timothy George.

Her moment of obedience triggered two millennia of reverence.

How certain details of the nativity became tradition.

The Reformer loved to dwell on the nativity. Here are a few of his thoughts.

A chronological summary of the church's treatment of Mary.

At the temple, long before the cross, her son’s cruel death pierced Mary.

Catholics maintain that authentic devotion to Mary is praise of her Son.

What did Mary do during the youth and ministry of her son?

From three little verses in John has come a rich tradition of song and art.

John seems to tap a Hebrew political tradition to show Mary in an exalted role.

A few good places for Protestants to explore the church’s thought on the mother of our Lord.

Discovering devotional masters.

The day God settled the Bible question for Billy Graham.

Albert Schweitzer went to Lambarene in West Africa, where he set up a hospital in the jungles along the Ogowe River.