What is the teaching that the Virgin Mary is the "mother/bearer of God" called?

a. iconoclasm
b. reformation
c. Theotokos
d. Pentecostalism


c. Theotokos

Analysis:
a,b & d. Incorrect. As the church wrestled with articulating its belief in the identity of Jesus, the mother of the Son of God gained a special place within the church.
c. Correct. The teaching that the Virgin Mary is the "mother/bearer of God" is called Theotokos.

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