Schmemann Speaks
Mary: The 'Well-Guarded Secret', Part I
August 09, 2021
St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Season 1
Episode 8
Mary: The 'Well-Guarded Secret', Part I
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Schmemann Speaks
Mary: The 'Well-Guarded Secret', Part I
Aug 09, 2021
Season 1
Episode 8
St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
How do we explain the "silence" regarding Mary in the early Church, before the "Mariological explosion" in Christianity during the first millennium? Fr Alexander begins a brief historical study of the veneration of Mary with this critical question in mind, as he addresses those who would criticize devotion to the Theotokos as merely an "addition" to the Faith.
How do we explain the "silence" regarding Mary in the early Church, before the "Mariological explosion" in Christianity during the first millennium? Fr Alexander begins a brief historical study of the veneration of Mary with this critical question in mind, as he addresses those who would criticize devotion to the Theotokos as merely an "addition" to the Faith.