Ave Maria
Overview
Randa Abi Aad (Editor): Ave Maria, Christian and Muslim Reflections on the Virgin Mary (Arabic). Lebanon, Saint Paul Publications/Adyan, 2015.
رندى أبي عاد (إشراف): السلام عليك. تفكّر مسيحي إسلامي في السيدة مريم العذراء. لبنان، المكتبة البولسية/أديان، 2015
This book, in Arabic language, is a collective work that gathers reflections on Mary from Muslim and Christian feminine voices. It is presented as a series of academic articles that join serious reflection with a spiritual dimension, and offers a multiple understanding founded on the Scripture, Bible and Qur’an, on symbolism and on the mystical and anthropological approach to the figure of Mary.
Abstract & Findings
Abstract
The originality of this collective work is that it is the expression of a lebanese feminine literature in which is translated a dialogue of the arab woman, christian and muslam, with the scriptural and historical figure of Mary. For it is in their double academic and human quality that each author offers here her personal view of Mary.
The Authors
Professor of Philosophy at The Holy Spirit university of Kaslik, researcher in philosophical anthropology and mysticism
Director of Al Sadr Foundations
Sister of the Saint Therese order, professor of Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and Saint Joseph University
Professor at the Institute of Christian Muslim Studies at Saint Joseph University
Researcher in Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism
Professor at Haigazian University, author in Qur’anic Studies, Islamic Studies and Gender Studies.
Professor of Philosophy and Mysticism at Saint Joseph University, Director of Dandara Research Association.
Professor of science of religions and Islamic studies.
Director of the Institute of Citizenship and Diversity Management.
Sister in the Antonine order. Professor of philosophy and theology.