Name: Revelations of Divine Love
ISBN: 9781420928457

Julian of Norwich

of Norwich Julian

A classic work of English mysticism, Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love is an account of sixteen divine visions and her meditations on them. In this classic work, she puts forth her ideas of God as a lover or divine love. Julian's revelations, experienced while suffering from a serious illness, may be dismissed as simple hallucinations or could be regarded as true divine visions from God. Regardless of what one might believe, Revelations of Divine Love is an important historical work of Christian theology.

Revelations of Divine Love

Kylie Robinson

For a soul who sees the maker of all things, all that is made seems very small. 

Julian (of Norwich)

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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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