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In defence of Mary's consent: a response to Hereth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2022

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Jack Mulder Jr*
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Abstract

In this article I defend the possibility of the Virgin Mary's free consent to bear the Son of God at the Annunciation against Blake Hereth's argument that God's offer cannot but be either coercive or deceptive, or both. I argue that the Immaculate Conception does help ensure this possibility, contrary to what Hereth also argues against me.

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Virgin MaryconsentImmaculate Conception
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Religious Studies , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , December 2023 , pp. 801 - 816
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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