Marian Library / IMRI

Outreach

To share Mary with the broader public, the Marian Library provides guided tours for groups, a video loan program, interlibrary loan, reference services, conferences and workshops.

The Marian Library also sponsors a weekend Speakers Bureau. Topics are usually presented by a team of faculty members; the following examples illustrate this approach:

  • Our Spiritual Journey with Mary (Biblical Foundations of Marian Spirituality, Marian Spirituality in History, Art and Marian Spirituality).
  • Mary in Contemporary Theology (Biblical Foundations of Marian Theology, Mary in Church Documents since Vatican II, Mary in Contemporary Theological Thinking).

    Marian Outreach:

    Development

    Contributions to the Marian Library are used to purchase Marian books, provide scholarships for students, develop new programs, conduct research, and support the Marian Library's publications. Our mission is to acquire every significant Marian book and the materials necessary to preserve the rich Catholic Marian heritage, while encouraging and sponsoring studies on the Virgin Mary that look to the future. By making a donation, remembering the Marian Library in your will, or establishing a scholarship in your name or in memory of a loved one, you will help ensure that the Marian Library will be able to assist those who wish to study the Church's Marian doctrine and tradition.

    Return to Marian Library home page.


    Research


    Research Projects Findings

    The Marian Library is a center for research. What artistic depictions of Mary hold the most meaning for youth, and what role does Mary play in the lives of teen-agers? What place does Mary hold in film or in juvenile literature? These are among the questions that intrigue scholars at the Marian Library, the headquarters for numerous research and publication projects.

    Projects are interdisciplinary and are undertaken in cooperation with the University of Dayton's departments of music, psychology, religious studies and School of Education.

    Among the research projects of the Marian Library are:

  • the exploration of the library's own holdings, a rich field for research on topics ranging from shrines and pilgrimages to Marian images in popular religion
  • the ongoing study of the current state of Marian devotion and doctrine
  • foundational research.

    Research is also encouraged through

  • the presentation of the Marian Library Medal, awarded regularly to recognize outstanding achievement in mariology
  • the presence of scholars-in-residence who contribute to Marian research.

    Findings of Completed Research Projects


    Publication

    The Marian Library also publishes scholarly works. Publications include Marian Library Studies, a journal of original research, and Marian Studies, the proceedings of the yearly meeting of the Mariological Society of America. A recent issue of Marian Library Studies -- Mater Fidei et Fidelium -- contained 818 pages of essays in five languages by 60 authors from three continents whose research explored many areas of Marian studies.

    Art and Spirituality is a new series of brief monographs designed to promote personal meditation based on art. Its first issue was Deep Memories: A Marianist Icon. In addition to providing news about current activities, the Marian Library Newsletter offers notices about new Marian books and important Marian events, as well as information about the Mariological Society of America. Marian Studies, the annual of the Mariological Society of America, is edited and prepared for publication at the Marian Library.

    Marian Library publications in print

    Return to Marian Library home page


    Return to The Mary Page

    This page, maintained by The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute, was last Modified January 15, 1998 by J.C. Tierney. Please send any comments to ROTEN@data.lib.udayton.edu.

    You are visitor #817 URL for this page is http://www.udayton.edu/imri/marian2.html

    Search / Academic Program / Library / Gallery / Outreach and Development
    Books / Research and Publications / Resources / News / Marian Movements
    Meditations / Prayer / Documents / Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) / Home