- Title : God-Sent
- Imprint : Crossroad
- Table of Content : A Chronology of the Apparitions of the Virgin Introduction
Part One:
Montage: The Witness of the Virgin throughout World History
1. Who is the Virgin?
2. The Words of the Virgin in Scripture
3. The Veneration of the Virgin
4. The Return of the New Eve
5. The Recovery of the Ark
6. Salvation: Not Fate but the Fiat of Faith
7. What is an Apparition?
8. Collective Hallucination?
9. A History of the Apparitions
10. "My Sole Purpose Is to Ensure that the Will of the Son Is Obeyed"
11. Jesus on Mary in the Apparitions
12. Mary on Jesus in the Apparitions
13. The Virgin and World History
14. From the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart to the Reign of the Sacred Heart
15. Evidence and Explanation
Part Two:
Visage: Images of the Virgin as Witnessed in Her Appearances
Part Three:
Collage: Messages of the Virgin in Her Appearances -Transcendent Tableaux -Bolts from the Blue -Comprehensive Catechesis
Appendix A: Philosophical, Scientific, and Theological Criteria in Assessing the Authenticity of Apparitions
Appendix B: Sent by Whom? On the Existence of God
Appendix C: "Sent" as a Witness: On the Historical Reality of Jesus
Appendix D: Ever a Virgin?
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David Pocta (Author)
David Pocta is a Christian Spirituality Scholar, ministry builder, and educator. After nearly three decades of pastoral work, he returned to school for his PhD in Christian Contemporary Spirituality. His work blends his experience in pastoral ministry with spirituality scholarship. His research interests include the spiritual journey, spiritual wilderness, contemporary evangelical church culture, and Christian mysticism. His dissertation addressed how the spiritual journey of Christians, when in their own wilderness, exposes the need for a reimagined church culture in Protestant evangelicalism. David is a collaborator and builder. He enjoys creating spaces for honest dialogue and authentic learning. He lives with his wife of more than thirty years in San Antonio and treasures having his daughters, son-in-law, and grandchildren nearby.
David Pocta (Author)
David Pocta is a Christian Spirituality Scholar, ministry builder, and educator. After nearly three decades of pastoral work, he returned to school for his PhD in Christian Contemporary Spirituality. His work blends his experience in pastoral ministry with spirituality scholarship. His research interests include the spiritual journey, spiritual wilderness, contemporary evangelical church culture, and Christian mysticism. His dissertation addressed how the spiritual journey of Christians, when in their own wilderness, exposes the need for a reimagined church culture in Protestant evangelicalism. David is a collaborator and builder. He enjoys creating spaces for honest dialogue and authentic learning. He lives with his wife of more than thirty years in San Antonio and treasures having his daughters, son-in-law, and grandchildren nearby.
Collecting the 34 known and accredited apparitions of the Virgin Mary, this study applies an intellectual clarity, precise scholarship, and overall rigor so often absent from Marian studies. Offering detailed evidence, supported by thorough theological and scientific investigation—including the circumstances of each apparition and their legacy—this entertaining and provocative resource gives validation to each event, while connecting their significance to civilizations past, present, and future. Marveling at each phenomenon deemed most holy—often calling on to humanity to pray, do penance, or predicting cataclysmic events—mainstream Catholics and seasoned Theologians alike will find reassurance and guidance in each account of real life miracles. Also included are a chronology of the officially sanctioned apparitions and the exact text of the words spoken by the Virgin to the mystic or seer who bore witness.
