A Mother and A Saint
I never expected to conceive my mother's eulogy long before she needed it; and, a lifelong Presbyterian, I never expected to find its text in the polemical writings of a Catholic saint, Thomas More. However, his description of Mary's womb as a “holy closet,” incapable of admitting any offs...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2002
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Theology today
Year: 2002, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 262-276 |
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| Summary: | I never expected to conceive my mother's eulogy long before she needed it; and, a lifelong Presbyterian, I never expected to find its text in the polemical writings of a Catholic saint, Thomas More. However, his description of Mary's womb as a “holy closet,” incapable of admitting any offspring after Jesus, led me to meditate on the secrecy of other souls, even that of my mother, with whom I was once physically united. As I have whenever confronted with a spiritual mystery, I looked to the life and afterlife of language for clues. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057360205900207 |