All shall be well and all manner of things shall be well . The first book ever written in English by a woman--and an essential guide to living a Christian life. "Whereas in the old days I used to be crazy about St. John of the Cross, I would not exchange him now for Julian if you gave me the world and the Indies and all the Spanish mystics rolled up in one bundle." --Thomas Merton Interest has grown for Julian of Norwich and her Revelations of Divine Love , a fascinating classic guide to Christian living and the ...
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All shall be well and all manner of things shall be well . The first book ever written in English by a woman--and an essential guide to living a Christian life. "Whereas in the old days I used to be crazy about St. John of the Cross, I would not exchange him now for Julian if you gave me the world and the Indies and all the Spanish mystics rolled up in one bundle." --Thomas Merton Interest has grown for Julian of Norwich and her Revelations of Divine Love , a fascinating classic guide to Christian living and the first English-language book written by a woman, but its original Middle English is challengingly dense for today's reader. While most modern translations are coolly academic, loose paraphrases, or so literal they miss Julian's deeper meanings, Father John-Julian, OJN, unlocks Julian and her deeply intuitive and inspired insights for the modern reader.
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