TITLE

In the paraclete I trust

AUTHOR(S)
Burkhart, Marian
PUB. DATE
May 1994
SOURCE
Commonweal;5/6/94, Vol. 121 Issue 9, p15
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Addresses the issue of women in priesthood. Patriarchy in Christianity; Comparison of the Virgin Mary with Greek goddesses; Mary's fulfillment of the traditional roles of women; Nature of Mary's marriage with Joseph; Patriarch-modifying consequence of Christ's entry into human history in the book of Galatians.
ACCESSION #
9405242081

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