Is Mary the "Mother of God?"
Gavin Ortlund
12.05
1 September 2023
25 November 2025
In this video Gavin Ortlund articulates that calling Mary the Mother of God need not be a concern for Protestant Christians, and then clarifies what the Protestant concern actually is.
Pope Francis' comments on the obligatory nature of Marian devotion: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/37427/pope-on-new-years-day-devotion-to-mary-is-a-must
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00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - Theotokos
02:38 - Karl Barth
05:43 - A "Both-And?"
08:00 - Martin Luther
Karl Barth
Martin Luther's Concern:
