The History and Theology of Marian Doctrine and Devotion (CT9230C)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit will provide a systematic investigation of the scriptural and patristic origins of Marian doctrine and devotion in the Christian tradition. It will also trace the further development of this doctrine and devotion in the course of the Church’s history, in all the various ways which it manifests itself: art, literature, popular piety and doctrinal and liturgical expression. Special attention will be given to contemporary Church teaching and current issues in theology. A particular focus of the unit will be a careful examination of the meaning of the major Marian doctrines as they are presented in Catholic theology.

Unit code: CT9230C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify, contextualise and explain the meaning and significance of those biblical texts which refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus
2.

Demonstrate the links between the scriptural references to Mary and the developing theology of the patristic period
3.

List and expound the criteria for distinguishing theologically sound expressions of popular Marian piety from distortions
4.

Critically evaluate and articulate in written form the basic outlines and fundamental meaning of the central Marian dogmas of the Catholic tradition
5.

In a rigorous, sustained and independent manner critically evaluate the role of Mary in Catholic theology or life and practice since Vatican II

Unit sequence

CT1100C or CT8100C

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars/tutorials

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bastero, Juan Luis. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer: A Mariology Textbook. Translated by Michael Adams and Philip Griffin. Dublin: Fourt Courts Press, 2006.
  • Buby, B. Mary of Galilee. 3 vols. New York: Alba House, 1994–1996.
  • Gambero, Luigi. Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Translated by Thomas Buffer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999.
  • ———. Mary in the Middle Ages: The Blessed Virgin Mary In The Thought Of Medieval Latin Theologians. Translated by Thomas Buffer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2005.
  • Hauke, Manfred. Introduction to Mariology. Translated by Richard Chonak. Washington D.C.:The Catholic University of America Press, 2021. https://divinity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1204267821
  • Laurentin, René. A Short Treatise on the Virgin Mary. Translated by Charles Neumann. Washington, NJ: AMI Press, 1991.
  • Levering, Matthew. Mary's Bodily Assumption. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2015. https://divinity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1097139753
  • Macquarrie, John. Mary for all Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1991.
  • Nichols, Aidan. There is No Rose: The Mariology of the Catholic Church. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2015. https://divinity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/47271046
  • Wagner, Kevin, M. Isabell Naumann, Peter John McGregor, and Paul Morrissey, eds. Mariology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2017.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Seminar or Tutorial

1500 word Seminar paper

 1500 20.0
Essay

6000 word essay

6000 80.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 16 Aug, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-08-16 15:54:55 +1000