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Julian (of Norwich), Julian of Norwich, Classics of western spirituality, beata Giuliana (di Norwich)
Paulist Press, 1978 - Religion - 369 pages
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"...these translations thus supersede former ones...if the introductions, translations, and other apparatus of the rest of the series are of the same high quality, the series will be indispensable for most libraries." Library Journal JULIAN OF NORWICH - SHOWINGS translated and introduced by Edmund Colledge, O.S.A., and James Walsh, S.J. As truly as God is our Father, so truly is God our Mother. What, do you wish to know your Lord's meaning in this thing. Know it well, love was his meaning...Who reveals it to you? Love. What did he reveal to you? Love. Why does he reveal it to you? For Love. Julian of Norwich, 1342-c.1423 Julian, an anchoress who lived in solitude in Norwich, England in the late 14th century, received the 16 "showings" or revelations of God's love in a series of experienced visions. The first version was a short text. The second, longer version was apparently written some years after the first, when she had had time to pray and reflect about the teachings God had given her. In the light of their thirteen years of work on the critical edition of Showings, Colledge and Walsh give us this first modern English rendering from the place of Julian's teaching in Catholic Spirituality. The editors present Julian as a skilled theologian and master of rhetorical style. Jean Leclercz, the noted monk, writer, and medievalist, in his preface addresses himself to the question, "Why is this an important work today?" Showings reveals a Julian who experienced God directly and not self-consciously as "our mother." Her revelations of the feminine side of God represent a significant contribution to the tradition. Her graphic visions of the humanity of Christ are marked by vivid imagery and detail. But the special appeal of Julian lies in her theology of the all- embracing fullness of divine love. Julian is certainly a warm and approachable companion for the mystical journey.


 		 
	


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User Review  - johnthefireman - LibraryThingClassic mystical spirituality, a much neglected part of the Christian tradition, from a very famous woman. Read full review

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User Review  - tole_lege - LibraryThingJulian probably needs no introduction. This edition has very good notes and a reasonable "translation". Read full review





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Title Page

Index

References




Contents
	Short Text
	123
	  	
	Long Text
	173
	  	
	Bibliography
	345
	  	



	Indexes
	349
	  	
	Copyright
	
	  	








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References to this book
		Religion, Agency, Restitution: The Wilde Lectures in Natural Religion, 1999
Roland Littlewood
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Bibliographic information

	Title	Showings
Classics of Western spirituality : a library of the great spiritual masters
Classics of Western spirituality
	Authors	Julian (of Norwich), Julian of Norwich, Classics of western spirituality, beata Giuliana (di Norwich)
	Editors	Edmund Colledge, James Walsh, Jean Leclercq
	Translated by	Edmund Colledge, James Walsh
	Contributors	Edmund Colledge, James Walsh, Jean Leclercq
	Edition	revised
	Publisher	Paulist Press, 1978
	ISBN	0809120917, 9780809120918
	Length	369 pages
	Subjects	Religion
 › Christianity
 › History


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