Dangerous Memories - Annotated by Elizabeth Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

Elizabeth Johnson takes the 13 gospel appearances of Mary of Nazareth and creates a rich, deep Marian identity from this complex mosaic. "Dangerous Memories" is taken from Johnson's acclaimed "Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints," with the addition of a new Introduction and a short annotated bibliography.Continuum Books

Book Synopsis

Elizabeth Johnson takes the 13 gospel appearances of Mary of Nazareth and creates a rich, deep Marian identity from this complex mosaic. Dangerous Memories is taken from her acclaimed Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints (0-8264-1473-7), with the addition of a new introduction and a short annotated bibliography.

Review Quotes

[Elizabeth Johnson s] long-awaited work on Mary of Nazareth is now finished, and it was well worth the wait...[It is] scholarly, well researched, beautifully written and theologically profound. America

This is a quite outstanding book scholarly without ever being pretentious, faithful without even being sentimental. It is also poetic, with a lovely use of language which makes reading a real joy this will prove an excellent text for undergraduate students I highly recommend this book GRACE & TRUTH Volume 22, April 2005

About the Author

Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., is distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University. She has received numerous awards, including the Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for She Who Is (1993), the American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion for Friends of God and Prophets (1999), and the Book Award of the College Theology Society for Truly Our Sister (2004). She was also the recipient of the John Courtney Murray Award of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the Jerome Award of the Catholic Library Association, and the Monika K. Hellwig Award of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.