Subject Area
Theology
Description
In this chapter, I will provide an overview of the status of Mariology in modern Theology, including what I believe to be most lacking. My proposal will be to turn to the traditional spiritual sense of reading Scripture. I will highlight each of the senses and their rise and fall in popularity through history. This is in order to show that the literal sense of reading Scripture has become the norm in modern scholarship, but to the detriment of the spiritual sense.
Historically these methods have shifted in popularity among scholars and church leaders, and it will be important to understand, for example, how some can reach Mariological conclusions where others do not. Therefore, we must first sort out these different methods or senses of Scripture to prepare for a responsible exegesis of certain excerpts which have been used in Mariology.
The focus of this thesis will be the concept of queen motherhood and how it can inform the field of Mariology. In Chapter 2, I will explain the literal sense of Old Testament text referring to queen motherhood, where in Chapter 3 I will move to the spiritual (specifically allegorical) sense and begin to draw out how each of these texts relate to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I will also be using the moral and anagogical senses, subcategories of the spiritual sense, in Chapter 4, when defending the following position: Marian devotional practice is fitting and all but necessary for a full Christian, spiritual life.
Publisher
Providence College
Date
Spring 3-31-2024
Type
Thesis
Format
Text
.pdf (text under image)
Language
English
