Mariology, edited by Fr. Carol, OFM, was the most complete work on the subject in English published prior to the Second Vatican Council. With top theologians contributing scholarly work in every area of the theology of the Blessed Virgin, this work is indispensable for understanding Mary in the Catholic tradition of both East and West. Volume I deals with the history and sources of Mariology. The unique competence of Fr. Carol, first president of the Mariological Society, as well as the extensive theological background of the contributors guarantee the order and soundness of the selected essays ... This volume can be a good refresher-course for the priest-theologian and a newly opened mine of information for the layman. The introductory volume offers treatises on: Mary in the documents of the Magisterium; Mary in the Old Testament; Mary in the New Testament; Mary in Eastern and Western Patristic Thought; Mary in the Liturgy; and many more subjects, heavily footnoted and wonderfully presented.