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050		4	_aBT610 -- .K74 2004eb
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100	1		_aKreitzer, Beth.
245	1	0	_aReforming Mary : _bChanging Images of the Virgin Mary in Lutheran Sermons of the Sixteenth Century.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, Incorporated, _c2004.
264		4	_c©2004.
300			_a1 online resource (251 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aOxford Studies in Historical Theology Series
505	0		_aIntro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Annunciation -- 2. The Visitation -- 3. The Purification of Mary, or Candlemas -- 4. Mary in Luke 2:41-52: A Family Visit to Jerusalem -- 5. The Wedding at Cana -- 6. Other Marian Holidays and Herrenfesten -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Biographies of Lutheran Preachers -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.
520			_aCatholics and Protestants have, since the earliest days of the Reformation, held markedly different views about the Virgin Mary. In Reforming Mary Beth Kreitzer examines the development of Lutheran views on this subject as expressed in 16th-century Lutheran published sermons, starting with theearliest of Luther's own Reformation sermons.She shows that from the beginning Lutherans rejected much of the theology and piety that surrounded Mary in Catholicism, especially her status as heavenly queen and intercessor with Christ. They affirmed those orthodox teachings about Mary that related to Christ (the Virgin's role as Theotokos, thevirgin birth) and by extension Mary's purity, or perpetual virginity. As time went on Lutheran preachers showed less interest in Mary as a topic and by the later part of the century showed an increasingly harsh and critical view of her. These later sermons reveal a new willingness, in opposition toreceived tradition, to impute sin to Mary. Kreitzer attributes this changed attitude to the increasing distance of Lutherans from their Catholic roots, the logical results of theological changes in the Reformation, and a perception of an increased threat of re-catholicization.Finally, she shows, Mary was pressed into service by preachers who endeavored to instruct the laity in both what to believe and how to live, making a causal connection between being a good Christian and being a good citizen of society. In this context, Mary was used as a role model and was oftenpromoted as an exemplar for females in ways that served to constrain and domesticate women, placing them more firmly under male authority. But despite the attempts by preachers to domesticate and mold her, Kreitzer argues, the Lutheran Mary remains a complex and paradoxical figure.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aSermons, German - History and criticism.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aKreitzer, Beth _tReforming Mary _dOxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2004 _z9780195166545
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aOxford Studies in Historical Theology Series
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3051975 _zClick to View
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