The Faith of Mary Magdalene Matters
The Woman's Story is the heart of the Gospel
Until the 12th Century, Christians saw Mary Magdalene as the Theotokos, the Mother of God. She was the first human to realize the goal of the incarnation--the deification of humanity.
The man she was engaged to was going to annul their engagement for committing adultery. But her love and hospitality for humanity and her faith in the incarnation, won her bridegroom's heart (Matthew 1:19; James 2:25).
Remember the Woman with the Alabaster Jar
Until 1969, the Roman Catholic Church saw Mary Magdalene as the Woman who anointed Jesus. Today, feminists and popular theology insist there is no explicit evidence to conflate Mary Magdalene with the other Marys of the Gospel or the Woman with the Alabaster Jar. (Vogt Turner MALS thesis project 2011)
Mary Magdalene and Forgiveness
Christianity and the Gospel is about forgiving sins and acknowledging the tears of those we have wronged or hurt. It's about acknowledging the TRUTH, even when we are afraid to acknowledge the TRUTH and cause our selves and our loved ones to suffer.
Remembering and acknowledging how we hurt others matters. It is time as an Ecumenical body of believers preaching the Gospel to confess our faith and publicly express the love we have for both the Man Jesus called the Teacher of Israel and the Woman Jesus called the Magdalene! Their love causes Christ the Rock, the Everlasting Father, sealing the Tomb to free the door and allow true worshippers to worship the Father in Truth and Spirit.
Jesus says, "...wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Meet the Book that’s Stirring Hearts and Minds
A Memoir. A Mystery. A Faith Awakening.
“It’s not just about what happened. It’s about what we remember… and what we’re finally ready to see.”
In this deeply personal and provocative unveiling, Linda Vogt Turner challenges long-held assumptions about Mary Magdalene, the Bridegroom, and the hidden faith story pulsing through scripture, tradition, and memory.
Read an Excerpt
He lifts his Assembly bag to his knee. It’s different from the Woman’s. It’s plain unbleached cotton with an etched red pen-and-ink drawing of a dove. Wings resembling flames…
He looks inside. Finds a two-fold piece of paper. Hands it to her.
On the cover page of an article is a pen-and-ink drawing of a woman and a man tied back to back. Below are the words:
“Face to Face”
Literature and Art in the Renewal of The Church’s Mission
A Project of the Orthodox Academy of Crete
The Greek gives her a moment. To take this in…
“How can I go to Greece? Ask my husband to come and see… a man who’s seen me naked? Who loves me. Author something to make peace and reconciliation. With him and his wife. I’m a homemaker. No money of my own…”
She sighs. The Greek, seeing a colleague, excuses himself. The Woman, invitation safely in her bag, rises, makes her way to the tent. Strains of “Santo, Santo, Santo. Mi Corazón te adora” come out of the flaps.
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