Mary, Mother of God's Word Made Flesh (Sacra Doctrina)

Mary, Mother of God Made Flesh overviews Catholic teaching on Mary, with a special focus on the "four Marian dogmas" and other major doctrines, such as Mary’s cooperation in the work of salvation and the distribution of graces.The book takes the relationship of Mary to Jesus as its starting point, while also drawing on insights from ecclesiotypical and Christotypical approaches to Mariology. This book emphasizes that Marian doctrine must be grounded in the revealed Word of God.Thus, it does not rely on private revelations but instead draws on scriptural, magisterial, patristic, and liturgical sources.At the same time, Mary, Mother of God Made Flesh is systematic and not merely historical.It strives to show how Catholic teachings on Mary fit together and explores precisely what they mean. In this task, Mary, Mother of God Made Flesh draws in a special way on St.Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic school, while also incorporating insights from other approaches.Thus, it also engages with som