Gateway to Heaven: Marian Doctrine and Devotion, Image and Typology in the Patristic and Medieval Periods

by Brian K. Reynolds

Publisher:

New City Press

, 2012

Overview

This first volume lays out all the Marian doctrines and their evolution in a clear and easy-to-follow format as well as providing two chapters on patristic and medieval devotion. Doctrines discussed include Mary’s divine motherhood and its impact on Christology; Mary’s virginity – before, during, and after the birth of Jesus; intercession and mediation, and Marian co-redemption. It provides, for the first time, extensive citations from original works, both patristic and medieval, many of which have never appeared in English before. Thus, it gives a firsthand insight into the figure of Mary and her religious and cultural importance.

Key Features

• Lays out all the Marian doctrines and their evolution.
• Provides two chapters on patristic and medieval devotion.
• gives a firsthand insight into the figure of Mary and her religious and cultural importance.

Product Details

• Title: Gateway to Heaven: Marian Doctrine and Devotion Image and Typology in the Patristic and Medieval Periods, Volume 1: Doctrine and Devotion
• Author: Brian K. Reynolds
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: New City Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 415
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint › History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint › History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint › Devotion to--History
• Resource ID: LLS:GTWYHVNMDVLPRDS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-19T16:01:48Z

About Brian K. Reynolds

Brian K. Reynolds studied Italian at University College Dublin and did his postgraduate studies at Trinity College Dublin. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Italian Language and Culture, Fu Jen University, Taipei, where he has worked since 1998. He previously taught in Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and Università degli studi, Bari, Italy. His research in the last number of years has concentrated on early Italian poetry, especially Dante, and Mariology. He has published extensively on Dante and related topics and on the Virgin Mary.