The Marian Profile

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The Marian Profile

In the Ecclesiology of Hans Urs von Balthasar
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978-1-56548-139-8
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205 pages
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    About the book

    The Marian Profile is an original and at the same time faithful exposition of an important aspect of von Balthasar's work. Leahy sets the stage by tracing the Marian principle from the patristic and medieval periods up to Vatican II and John Paul II's Mulieris dignitatem. He then gathers together the intuitions and references to that principle in von Balthasar's works.

    For von Balthasar, Mary represents Christian discipleship, the perfect yes of faith, transparency to God and the vocation to love. In this book, Brendan Leahy explores von Balthasar's vision of Mary and her relevance for the Church, since Mary and the Church are one in their fundamental vocation. In an era when John Paul II has helped us rediscover the Petrine ministry in the Church, von Balthasar brings us back to the Marian principle of faith and love without which the Petrine principle could not bear fruit. Here is a book which leads us to the heart of the mystery of the Church.

    John O'Donnell, S.J.
    Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachussetts

    Leahy has succeeded to bring into relief the structure or logic of von Balthasar’s Mariology and has produced a book that contributes significantly to its understanding.

    Dr. David Schindler
    Editor of Hans Urs von Balthasar: His Life and Work

    Attentive readers will be enriched not only in their ecclesiology and Mariology, but also in their trinitarian theology and Christology as well.

    Frederick M. Jelly, O.P.
    Professor of Theology
    Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland

    About the author

    Most Rev. Brendan Leahy is Bishop of Limerick, Ireland. Formerly professor of Systematic Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, he is a von Balthasar scholar and an ecumenist and has authored articles and books on interreligious dialogue, issues facing the Church in the 21st century, the life and teachings of Pope John Paul II, renewal in the Church, charisms, and the priesthood.