@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt9m0w0h.5, ISBN = {9781451484465}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9m0w0h.5}, abstract = {In the context of a study of Mariology, the referent of the phrase “the divine motherhood” is presumably obvious. The phrase itself, however, used absolutely in this way, appears to be a creation of the seventeenth century when it emerges, often, as the title of Scholastic tractates on our Lady.High medieval Scholasticism had dealt with Marian questions incidentally, almost as an aside, in the course of exploring the being and work of the Word incarnate. By contrast, Baroque Scholasticism by a change in literary form treats Mariology as a subject in its own right.¹ Its typical perspective on the}, bookauthor = {Aidan Nichols}, booktitle = {There Is No Rose: The Mariology of the Catholic Church}, pages = {23--44}, publisher = {Augsburg Fortress, Publishers}, title = {The Divine Motherhood}, year = {2015} }