While the traditions of Mary outside the Bible work at glorifying her, the Bible itself stresses the ordinary quality of Mary’s life and her attitude of genuine humility. She was a very ordinary girl.

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Elise Ji Young Choe receives funding related to this research from a grant from the John Templeton Foundation on "Intellectual Humility and Religious Leaders." Steven Sandage receives funding related ...

At first glance, the injunction to be humble does not sound very attractive. It seems to be in conflict with our current valorization of self-esteem and self-worth, and to contradict the ubiquitous ...

All of us have experienced situations in which we needed more confidence—in the classroom, on the athletic field, at work, on stage, or in our social lives. Along the way, our parents, teachers, ...

Some of the work described has been supported by grants from The John Templeton Foundation to Daryl Van Tongeren and his colleagues. This article was produced with support from UC Berkeley's Greater ...