Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Print PDF XHTML Pressbooks XML OpenDocument License: Public Domain. In his introduction Barry Windeatt considers Julian's astonishingly positive vision of humanity and its potential for spiritual transformation. 1342 to after 1416), is a classic work of Christian spirituality from the late Middle Ages, as well as the first book written in English by a woman. It includes both the short and long texts, written twenty years apart, through which Julian developed her ideas. Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich (c. This new translation conveys the poise and serenity of Julian's prose style to the modern reader. She wrote of God as our mother, and embraced strikingly independent theological opinions. Cindy Trimm Divine Revelations Author: www. She conceived of a loving and compassionate God, merciful and forgiving, and believed in our ability toreach self-knowledge through sin. orgWith love, atomic power of prayer by Cindy Trimm transcribed by TGFJ. Julian lived as an anchoress in Norwich, and after recovering from a serious illness she described the visions that had come to her during her suffering. She is esteemed as one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the period for her account of the revelations that she experienced in 1373. 'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well'Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages.
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