Revelations of Divine Love

by Julian of Norwich

Overview

Coming from a society where women were barred from serious writing and teaching, Julian, an anchoress in the great medieval city of Norwich, nevertheless used the English vernacular of the day to describe an extraordinary series of "showings" that she received from God. Through her experiences, she identifies the female nature of Christ's suffering, the motherhood of God, and, using images from domestic daily life, emphasizes the homeliness of God's love. This new translation from the Middle English, which includes both the long and the short versions of her Revelations, preserves all the directness of expression and the rich complexity of her thoughts, offering a work that stands alongside The Cloud of Unknowing and Langland's Piers Plowman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789391181482
Publisher:	GENERAL PRESS
Publication date:	06/25/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	295
Sales rank:	332,002
File size:	974 KB

About the Author

The 14th-century author of this book was a recluse and spiritual counselor who dwelt at the Church of St. Julian in Norwich, England. She briefly chronicled her visions of Christ's suffering and love immediately after their occurrence and expanded her writings some 20 to 30 years later. Considered a saint in the Anglican Church, she has not been canonized in the Roman Catholic Church, although she is revered as a holy woman.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword by Kaya Oakes
Introduction by G. Roger Hudleston, OSB
Chapters 1-86
Glossary
Notes

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