For liberal theology the virgin birth is a stumbling block which is best removed. For liberation theology it is a piece of bread. – Dorothee Sölle (November 16, 2019)

Dorothee Sölle (1929–2003) analyzes the virgin birth from the perspective of liberation theology and feminist theology in her book Thinking About God: An Introduction to Theology. Sölle argues that the doctrine of the virgin birth has been polarized into two extremes by orthodox and liberal theology. She argues that orthodoxy […]

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The Immaculate Conception, Virgin Birth and Assumption of Mary (featuring Karl Rahner) (December 6, 2018)

It may surprise many Evangelicals today to learn that Martin Luther, John Calvin and the other reformers affirmed similar (or even the same) Marian Dogmas as the Catholic Church. Protestant Mariology has been in significant decline since the Reformation, and most protestants reject almost every Marian Dogma except for a […]

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