Book description
Coming from a society where women were barred from serious writing and
teaching, Julian, an anchorite of the great medieval city of Norwich,
nevertheless uses her womanlines and the English vernacular of the day
to describe a series of revelations which she received from God in the
year 1373. She identifies the female nature of Christ's suffering and
the motherhood of God, using images from domestic daily life,
emphasizing the homeliness of God's love. She writes in a lively and
unpretentious manner and her theology is precise without ever being
pedantic.
Julian of Norwich (c. 1342 after 1416) was the first woman writer in
English. Nothing is known of her background or even her real name,
simply that she believed she was a messenger to all Christians because
of her 'showings' from God.
A. C. Spearing and Elizabeth Spearing have published numerous books
and articles on medieval literature.
