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'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well'

One of the first woman authors, Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Love a remarkable work of revelatory insight, that stands alongside The Cloud of Unknowing and Piers Plowman as a classic of Medieval religious literature

"Julian of Norwich now has a new audience, and it really doesn't matter if, like me, you have little, if any, religious interest or understanding. The work itself - both mystical and philosophical - is fascinating enough on its own." Nicholas Lezard ; The Guardian Revelations... Read Full Overview

The fourteenth-century anchorite known as Julian of Norwich offered fervent prayers for a deeper understanding of Christ's passion. The holy woman's petitions were answered with a series of divine revelations that she called "shewings." Her mystic visions revealed Christ's sufferings... Read Full Overview

Carefully edited for the undergraduate reader, this Norton Critical Edition includes an informed introduction, focusing on Julian's theology and preparing students to understand the complex, controversial themes of the text, particularly Julian's solution to the problem of evil... Read Full Overview

Here are witty and startling perceptions of the "feminine" nature of God by one of the greatest of all English mystics, Julian of Norwich.

"... these translations thus supersede former ones... if the introductions, translations, and other apparatus of the rest of the... Read Full Overview

The Revelations of Divine Love is a book of Christian mystical devotions written by Julian of Norwich. It is believed to be the first published book in the English language to be written by a woman. At the age of thirty, 13 May 1373, Julian was struck with... Read Full Overview

A fresh and contemporary translation of one of the best loved and influential mystical texts of all time, The Showings of Julian of Norwich brings the message and spirituality of this 14th century mystic to 21st century readers.

Julian of Norwich, a contemporary... Read Full Overview

Revelations of Divine Love, the first book ever written in English by a woman, is dense, deeply intuitive, and theologically complex. The last thirty years have seen several translations, some academic, others literal, but none quite like this one which capture's Julian's... Read Full Overview

This annotated edition of "Revelations of Divine Love" includes: Large, easy-to-read print A brief summary of the 16 Revelations The history of the city of Norwich A timeline and biography of Julian Glossary Julian of Norwich stands as a timeless figure in the tapestry of Christian... Read Full Overview

First published in 1395, Julian of Norwich's "Revelations of Divine Love" is a classic and important work of Christian mysticism, and the first book in English written by a woman. It is an account of her sixteen divine and mystical visions and her meditations on them, which... Read Full Overview

This work began as a personal Lenten devotional discipline. It is a rendering of Julian's 14th century work into English contemporary with 21st century North America. I use the term rendering rather than translation, because it is not a scholarly work. There are a number of the... Read Full Overview

Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) is the earliest author writing in English who can be identified as a woman. She is also esteemed as one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the period for her account of the revelations that she experienced in 1373. This edition... Read Full Overview

And all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well... In 1373, when she was thirty years old, Julian of Norwich received a series of sixteen visions. Pondering in prayer their meaning for twenty years, she gradually came to realise their full significance.Written from... Read Full Overview

Julian of Norwich is one of the most famous Christian mystics. Her work, Revelations of Divine Love, is considered one of the greatest Christian works of the medieval era. This edition is translated by Grace Warrack.