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What is The Virgin of Guadalupe: Theological Reflections of an Anglo-Lutheran Liturgist (Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spirituality and Theology) about?

The Appearance Of The Virgin Mary On A Hill In Guadalupe, Mexico, In 1531 Is Perhaps The Central Tradition In Latino Catholicism. The Vision, Allegedly Seen By Recent Convert Juan Diego, Signaled The Rise Of Catholicism In The New World At A Time When Protestantism Was Spreading Throughout The Old World. So What Could A Male, Anglo, Protestant Liturgist Possibly Have To Say On The Subject? In The Virgin Of Guadalupe, Lutheran Minister Maxwell E. Johnson Recognizes That This Tradition Is Important Not Only To Latin American Catholics But Also To All Latin American Christians. Acknowledging The Significance (if Not, Necessarily, The Historical Accuracy) Of The Appearance Of The Virgin Is Not Simply A Roman Catholic Need But A Necessity For All Christian Churches Among Whom The Hispanic Presence Is Growing. This Is Shown By The Increased Commemoration Of Juan Diego On December 9, And Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe Herself On December 12, On Protestant Calendars. This Increased Recognition Among Protestants Coincides With The Pope's Canonization Of Saint Juan Diego In The Summer Of 2002. In Step With This Movement, Johnson Considers The Virgin Of Guadalupe From A Lutheran Perspective And L

Author

Maxwell E. Johnson; Virgil P. Elizondo

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780742522848

Subjects

Christian, Religion