The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance
Thirteen European and American theologians treat the entire historical development and theological significance of a major Roman Catholic doctrine in The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception published (University of Notre Dame Press, 1958). Edward 0'Connor, C.S.C., has edited the 700-page volume which includes an exhaustive bibliography, a number of documents, and over fifty illustrations. A specialist in mediaeval theology, Father O'Connor notes in the preface that the subject of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception was first discussed about the year 1100. The doctrine was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 after about 75 years of "what was perhaps the most prolonged and passionate debate that has ever been carried on in Catholic theology," O'Connor writes. The importance of any doctrine, however, he emphasizes, "does not lie chiefly in its history, but it its intrinsic significance as truth, and in its rank in the hierarchy of truth, which do not depend on historical contingencies." From this point of view, the Immaculate Conception is of immense importance, O'Connor observes, not only for Mariology, but also for the theology of the Redemption and of the Church. The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception is not merely a collection of miscellaneous essays on the subject. The various chapters deal with all the major aspects of the doctrine and range from "Scripture and the Immaculate Conception" to "The Immaculate Conception in Art."
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The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance
Thirteen European and American theologians treat the entire historical development and theological significance of a major Roman Catholic doctrine in The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception published (University of Notre Dame Press, 1958). Edward 0'Connor, C.S.C., has edited the 700-page volume which includes an exhaustive bibliography, a number of documents, and over fifty illustrations. A specialist in mediaeval theology, Father O'Connor notes in the preface that the subject of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception was first discussed about the year 1100. The doctrine was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 after about 75 years of "what was perhaps the most prolonged and passionate debate that has ever been carried on in Catholic theology," O'Connor writes. The importance of any doctrine, however, he emphasizes, "does not lie chiefly in its history, but it its intrinsic significance as truth, and in its rank in the hierarchy of truth, which do not depend on historical contingencies." From this point of view, the Immaculate Conception is of immense importance, O'Connor observes, not only for Mariology, but also for the theology of the Redemption and of the Church. The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception is not merely a collection of miscellaneous essays on the subject. The various chapters deal with all the major aspects of the doctrine and range from "Scripture and the Immaculate Conception" to "The Immaculate Conception in Art."
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The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance

The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance

The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance

The Dogma of Immaculate Conception: History and Significance

Overview

Thirteen European and American theologians treat the entire historical development and theological significance of a major Roman Catholic doctrine in The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception published (University of Notre Dame Press, 1958). Edward 0'Connor, C.S.C., has edited the 700-page volume which includes an exhaustive bibliography, a number of documents, and over fifty illustrations. A specialist in mediaeval theology, Father O'Connor notes in the preface that the subject of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception was first discussed about the year 1100. The doctrine was defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 after about 75 years of "what was perhaps the most prolonged and passionate debate that has ever been carried on in Catholic theology," O'Connor writes. The importance of any doctrine, however, he emphasizes, "does not lie chiefly in its history, but it its intrinsic significance as truth, and in its rank in the hierarchy of truth, which do not depend on historical contingencies." From this point of view, the Immaculate Conception is of immense importance, O'Connor observes, not only for Mariology, but also for the theology of the Redemption and of the Church. The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception is not merely a collection of miscellaneous essays on the subject. The various chapters deal with all the major aspects of the doctrine and range from "Scripture and the Immaculate Conception" to "The Immaculate Conception in Art."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780268000820
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date: 10/31/1973
Edition description: 1st Edition
Pages: 704
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.90(d)

About the Author

Edward D. O'Connor, C.S.C., was a professor at the University of Notre Dame for forty-one years and was involved in the charismatic movement. He authored several works about the movement, including Pentecostal Movement in the Catholic Church and Marian Apparitions Today - Why So Many?.

Table of Contents


CONTENTS
1. Introductory Chapter: Scripture and the Immaculate Conception / Monsignor Charles Journet

Part I. History of the Dogma
2. The Fathers of the Church and the Immaculate Conception / Monsignor  Georges Jouassard
3. The Byzantine Church and the Immaculate Conception / Francis Dvornik
4. The Immaculate Conception in the Liturgy / Cornelius A. Bouman
5. The Mediaeval Controversy over the Immaculate Conception / Carlo Bali´c, O.F.M.
6. The Controversy after Scotus to 1900 / Wenceslaus Sebastian, O.F.M.
7. The Role of the Papal Magisterium in the Development of the Dogma / Rene Laurentin

Part II. Theology
8. The Meaning of the Immaculate Conception / Marie-Joseph Nicolas, O.P.
9. The Immaculate Conception in God's Plan of Creation and Salvation / Urban Mullaney, O.P.
10. The Immaculate Conception, and the Divine Motherhood, Coredemption and Assumption / Charles DeKoninck
11. The Immaculate Conception and the Spirituality of the Blessed Virgin / Edward O'Connor, C.S.C.

Part III. Supplementary Studies and Appendices
12. Islam and the Immaculate Conception / George Anawati, O.P.
13. The Immaculate Conception in art / Maurice Vloberg

Notes on the Figures

Documents
I.  Protogospel of St. James: Legend of Anne and Joachim
II. Pseudo-Matthew: Legend of Anne and Joachim
III.  Liber de nativitate Mariae: Legend of Anne and Joachim
IV. Mediaeval sermon on the Conception of Blessed Mary
V.  The Aurora of Peter Riga: Biblical Symbols of the Blessed Virgin

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