What does Mary mean for today's men and women? That is the question Hans-Urs von Balthasar sets out to answer. Dogmatism in language and one-sidedness in Marian cult have, in many ways, shifted attention from the fulness and deepness of the Marian mystery. The distinguished Swiss theologian. Shows here new possibilities to meet Mary in a more authentic way. With a
masterly combination of theological consideration and spiritual meditation, he explores what the New Testament tells us about the mother of God and places Mary in the horizon of our time, portraying her as icon - a model of convincing praxis of faith: Mary mother of believers: Mary, the Church in origin.