143. Virgin Mary

There's just something about the Virgin Mary. 

She stirs up big feelings - she has for millennia. 

Some have perhaps given her more prominence than she would feel comfortable with.

Others have hacked down her statues in reforming zeal. 

Others never think about her, except when they come across a nativity scene in a shopping mall (and even that’s becoming a rarity).

So, it’s time we met Mary properly this Christmas. 

• (06:10) - - Mary in the New Testament
• (08:50) - - Daily life for Mary
• (13:46) - - The conception of Jesus
• (18:42) - - Science vs. the Virgin Birth
• (24:54) - - The Incarnation
• (32:24) - - Was Mary always a virgin?
• (41:12) - - Mary as mother
• (43:41) - - The Magnificat
• (49:39) - - Mary the prophet
• (52:13) - - Mary, after the Bible
• (53:24) - - The Assumption
• (58:51) - - Can Mary hear our prayers?
• (01:03:40) - - Have we sidelined Mary?
• (01:07:25) - - Mary for the modern church
• (01:10:13) - - Christianity and sexism