In this video, Margarita Mooney Clayton discusses her article published in Comment Magazine in September 2023 entitled, "The Gift of Marian Dependence: A Challenge to the Masculine Impulses of Liberalism." The article can be read here:
comment.org/the-marian-gift-o...
Questions addressed include:
1) What can we learn from early Christian art and festival commemorations of Mary that help us understand the power and wisdom of motherhood?
2) Why did God choose to become dependent on a woman in the Incarnation?
3) What can you do to live a Biblical, Christological, and ecclesiological Marian devotion?
4) Why is Mary's trust in God such a challenge to feminism and liberalism, which emphasize autonomy?
Learn More about The Scala Foundation
Scala was founded in 2016 by Margarita Mooney Clayton, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, who is the author of numerous books and popular articles, and an inspiring public speaker on topics such as education, culture, virtues and faith. Her husband, David Clayton, is an Artist-in-Residence for Scala and the Provost of Pontifex University, where he founded the Master of Sacred Arts Program. He is an internationally renowned iconographer and writer for various online publications about topics like the mathematics of beauty, liturgical art, and cultural renewal.
The Scala Foundation’s vision is to restore meaning and purpose to American culture by focusing on the intersection of art, liturgy and education Scala engages in deep work with students at Princeton and Oxford to bring together artists, students, teachers, and scholars. Scala also produces publications (books, blogs, articles, interviews), and hosts public events like conferences, webinars and campus lectures open to the public.
More Resources Can be Found on Scala’s Social Media and Websites
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David Clayton's blog and books: www.thewayofbeauty.org/
Margarita Mooney Clayton's KZread Channel:
/ @margaritamooneyclayton
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