Released in the UK October 2017
Released in the US December 2017
Pocket paperback | 128 Pages
9781527100602 • £4.99 $7.99
BISAC – REL067000
A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary
Mother of God?
Leonardo De Chirico
Latest in the Christian's Pocket Guide series
A small study on the theology of Mary
Her life, character, and impact
A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary offers a biblical account of Mary's character, contrasting this with the Roman Catholic traditions which have developed throughout history, distorting her nature from an obedient servant and worshipper of God to a worshipped saint herself. De Chirico writes with the authority of thorough research as well as personal experience of the traditions surrounding Mary which have become so integral to Roman Catholic worship.
Leonardo De Chirico
Leonardo De Chirico has been involved in a church planting project in Rome and is now pastor of the church Breccia di Roma (www.brecciadiroma.it). He is lecturer of Historical Theology at Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione (www.ifeditalia.org) and vice-chairman of the Italian Evangelical Alliance (www.alleanzaevangelica.org).
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Christian Focus
Never before have I read a more masterfully written book on the subject. Leonardo De Chirico marries scholarship with an easily readable style that makes the book extremely useful both for personal and group studies. It is a concise and well researched masterpiece from one of the world's leading experts on Roman Catholicism and recommendable both to Catholics and Protestants who want to understand one of the most misunderstood and controversial issues in Church History.
José Hutter
Chairman of the Theological Commission of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance
This is the book I have been searching for! De Chirico's A Christian's Pocket Guide to Mary is unique in clearly and succinctly bringing together in one place Mary in the Scriptures and Mary in the history of Christian thought and practice, right up to the present day.
Rachel Ciano
Lecturer in Church History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College; church–planter in a multicultural, urban area of Sydney.
Leonardo De Chirico, one of the leading evangelical thinkers on Roman Catholicism, including its post-Vatican II phase, knows all the ins and outs of the history and theology of Catholicism, from years of study and first-hand experience in Padua and Rome. Against the temptation to think Mariology is just a side-show in Catholicism, he shows how it fits hand in glove with the Roman Church's doctrine of grace.
Paul Wells
Emeritus Professor, Faculté Jean Calvin, France and Editor in Chief of Unio cum Christo
Leonardo De Chirico is one of my most trusted authorities on Roman Catholic doctrine. He has gained my confidence because he is always equally charitable, winsome, and well-informed. In this short book he demonstrates what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about Mary and aptly proves why so much of it is opposed to the plain teaching of the Bible. I heartily commend it to you.
Tim Challies
Author, ‘Seasons of Sorrow’