Revelations Of Divine Love
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent spiritual landscape of 14th-century England, a woman known only as Julian of Norwich experienced a series of sixteen profound mystical visions — and her account of them, Revelations of Divine Love, stands as the oldest surviving book written in the English language by a woman. Composed following a near-fatal illness in 1373, the work chronicles Julian's extraordinary encounters with Christ's Passion, presenting a theology of radical optimism rooted in her famous declaration that all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. Julian's writing illuminates the nature of divine love with a clarity and tenderness that transcends its medieval origins, arguing that sin is inevitable but that suffering carries redemptive purpose, and that God's love for humanity is boundless and unconditional. Her prose style is intimate yet majestic, weaving together visionary narrative with deep theological reflection in a manner that anticipates the great spiritual writings of centuries to come. Accessible to both the devotional reader and the serious scholar, this Penguin Classics edition remains an essential gateway into one of Christendom's most luminous and enduring mystical texts — one that continues to pose the arresting question of what it truly means to be held in perfect love.
Author: Julian Of Norwich
Format: Paperback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent spiritual landscape of 14th-century England, a woman known only as Julian of Norwich experienced a series of sixteen profound mystical visions — and her account of them, Revelations of Divine Love, stands as the oldest surviving book written in the English language by a woman. Composed following a near-fatal illness in 1373, the work chronicles Julian's extraordinary encounters with Christ's Passion, presenting a theology of radical optimism rooted in her famous declaration that all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. Julian's writing illuminates the nature of divine love with a clarity and tenderness that transcends its medieval origins, arguing that sin is inevitable but that suffering carries redemptive purpose, and that God's love for humanity is boundless and unconditional. Her prose style is intimate yet majestic, weaving together visionary narrative with deep theological reflection in a manner that anticipates the great spiritual writings of centuries to come. Accessible to both the devotional reader and the serious scholar, this Penguin Classics edition remains an essential gateway into one of Christendom's most luminous and enduring mystical texts — one that continues to pose the arresting question of what it truly means to be held in perfect love.