Congratulations for striking a very readable tone and a very interesting take on this quite complicated subject. This looks like something I very much would like to read. Even when I was a practicing Catholic, I always felt uncomfortable in those end-of-Mass rituals, very common in some parishes, in which everyone "consecrated" their lives to Mary and said they "venerated" her. From the research you've done so far, does the idea (often floated around in Protestant and Evangelical conversations) that Mary was used, historically, as a cover to continue adoring preexisting goddesses hold water?
P.S. Very curious to know your take on the way Mary is presented in the series The Chosen.
I have not yet found any goddess-worship links but I’m sure they are out there. They won’t go into my paper, even if I stumble across them, as it’s not really my focus. And I appreciate your word about my tone, as that’s something I’ve asked all my early readers to note.
Oh… the Chosen’s Mary … she is my favorite character after Jesus. I love seeing her come on the scene. Very real, very human, knows her son like a mom does. They’ve done an excellent job with her. ❤️
Thank you for sharing. I love this and think it will ultimately become a great book that I would want to read! It does seem ambitious for a dissertation though (I.e., covering quite a lot and could grow to be quite long).
This sounds fascinating, Kelley! And I actually always appreciate--and benefit from--your border-walking insights.
Congratulations for striking a very readable tone and a very interesting take on this quite complicated subject. This looks like something I very much would like to read. Even when I was a practicing Catholic, I always felt uncomfortable in those end-of-Mass rituals, very common in some parishes, in which everyone "consecrated" their lives to Mary and said they "venerated" her. From the research you've done so far, does the idea (often floated around in Protestant and Evangelical conversations) that Mary was used, historically, as a cover to continue adoring preexisting goddesses hold water?
P.S. Very curious to know your take on the way Mary is presented in the series The Chosen.
I have not yet found any goddess-worship links but I’m sure they are out there. They won’t go into my paper, even if I stumble across them, as it’s not really my focus. And I appreciate your word about my tone, as that’s something I’ve asked all my early readers to note.
Oh… the Chosen’s Mary … she is my favorite character after Jesus. I love seeing her come on the scene. Very real, very human, knows her son like a mom does. They’ve done an excellent job with her. ❤️
It'll be a great read! Will it be available digitally after you're done?
Perhaps one day! That’s the hope :)
Sounds fabulous!
Thank you for sharing. I love this and think it will ultimately become a great book that I would want to read! It does seem ambitious for a dissertation though (I.e., covering quite a lot and could grow to be quite long).
True! I will be skipping through history, trying to show the primary points and avoid the minutiae.
This is great. Very interested to continue reading. Are you allowed to publish this as a book later?
Yes, that would be the goal!
Super!!! I have published books on Amazon and it's amazingly easy.