Beginning with Agnes Smith: the Reformed and Mary
Posted by esbvm on November 30th, 2008
ESBVM has published its latest pamphlet: Beginning with Agnes Smith: the Reformed and Mary by the Rev’d Dr David Cornick, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
It is the text of Dr Cornick’s talk given earlier this year at the ESBVM Conference at Aylesford Priory.
February 4th, 2011 at 19:12
Dear ESBVM,
So glad to have found you on the net! I am interested in the pamphlet “The Reformed and Mary”. Many years ago I bought a book – Mary’s Place in Christian Dialogue (a symposium I think) – but do not have it now. It contained an amusing story of John Knox as a galley slave along with his companions in the boat – being asked on arrival in Nantes – to kiss the statue of Our Lady as it was passed round! He took a different approach and said “Well Mary – let’s see if you can swim” and with that threw the statue in the River! I told this when asked by a Church of Scotland Minister many years ago to preach on Mary at a Sunday Evening Advent Service in his church in Livingston. It was well received. Wonder if it rings any bells?? How might I purchase the pamphlet? Many thanks!
John R.