Imago Christi or “just” Imago Mariae? Women and the Problem of Image and Imitation

• Authors: Angelika Maria Małek
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The main question discussed in this paper is: Can we say that, in the light of orthodox Catholic theology, woman is an image of Christ in a way equal to man? How Jesus and His Mother should be treated as examples for imitation for Christians of both sexes on this ground? The first part of the article explains the terms imago Dei and imago Christi, and connection between them in their biblical, dogmatical, and contemporary theological-anthropological context, the last one understood strictly as anthropology in documents of the Catholic Magisterium published during and after II Vatican Council. The second part concerns the problem of Jesus and Mary as models for men, and/or women in the present day, on the basis of Church documents, especially Mariological ones. The third part considers the problem of women as imago Christi in the light of Catholic feminist theology. Conclusions are proposed at the end of the paper.

Keywords

PL

Jesus Christ; Mary; woman; image; model; imitation

EN

Jesus Christ; Mary; woman; image; model; imitation

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Theological Research. A Journal of Systematic Theology
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 5

Dates

published

2017

online

2019-05-31

Contributors

author

Angelika Maria Małek

• The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/thr.3300