Julian of Norwich
JULIAN OF NORWICH (1342–1416?), known as Lady Julian, Dame Julian, and Mother Julian, was an English mystic and Christian theologian. Julian lived in the century in which Euro...
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Julian of Norwich (1342-ca. 1416) was the most important English mystic of the 14th century. Her spirituality is strongly Trinitarian and basically Neoplatonic.In her Revelations of Divine Love Julian...
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Julian of Norwich's writings are centered in a vision of Christ's Crucifixion which she experienced while seriously ill--a vision so compelling and complex that it filled her life. She recovered from ...
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Considering Julian's mystical experiences within a psychoanalytic framework, Thouless speculates on the psychic sources and meanings of her imagery.
Before passing to a consideration of part...
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In the excerpt that follows, Baker examines several of Julian's revelations in detail, focusing on the vision that derived from the biblical parable of the Lord and the Servant. The critic sugg...
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In the following excerpt, Jantzen charts the "reintegration" of body and spirit performed in Julian's revelations—a feature that Jantzen claims breaks with Christian tradit...
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In the following essay, Lichtmann discerns in Julian's writings radical notions of sensuality and the feminine in divinity; she concludes that Julian "offers us … a theology of th...
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In the excerpt that follows, Underhill emphasizes Julian's skill as a writer, noting especially her ability to fuse 'feeling and expression" and "soaring philosophy with ho...
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In the following excerpt, Knowles examines Julian's work in order to characterize her qualities as a writer and as a mystic. In both capacities, he contends, her sincerity of feeling and natura...
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In the excerpt that follows, Pepler discusses the often controversial matter of whether Julian's visions were authentic spiritual events. He concludes that even her confessed moment of doubt do...
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In the following essay, Windeatt compares the early, shorter version of Revelations with the later and longer edition in order to demonstrate the sense of authority and control over her material and a...
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In the following excerpt, Heimmel credits Julian with being the first Christian writer to synthesize a cohesive image of "God the mother" from the suggestions of feminine divinity scatte...
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In the essay that follows, Bradley places Julian's writings within the context of the traditions of Christian mysticism and the canon of English literature.
Julian of Norwich is the first kn...
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In the following essay Leech speculates on Julian's attitude toward the social upheaval of her day. He imagines her as the sympathetic supporter of peasants protesting the conditions of their l...
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In the following excerpt, Nuth delineates Julian's concept of grace, which she says finds its coherence in Julian's unfailing emphasis on divine love for humanity.
Although the Spirit...
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Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich
Critical Essay by Robert H. Thouless
