kitkat133's review against another edition
5.0
Julian of Norwich my beloved..... When i tell you this was the book that made me have a weird and intense fascination with catholicism
daphrose's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
gracerowland's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
seventhswan's review against another edition
4.0
I read this for Lent this year and have no idea how to try and rate or review it. Julian of Norwich was special to me before reading her work in full and now even more so <3
davehershey's review
4.0
This is one of those classic works of spirituality I got for like a dollar on my Kindle a decade ago. I’ve long said the best thing about e-readers is the accessibility to classics, from Dickens and Dostoyevsky to the early church fathers and medieval mystics such as Theresa of Avila and Julian.
That said, beware. Some of those free or cheap versions are poorly formatted. I liked Julian of Norwich on my first read, but this translations is much cleaner. Perhaps translation is not the correct term, for she wrote in English. It is just that old English (thatt oldde Englysh) which needs some fixing to make sense today.
All that to say, however you read the Revelations of Divine Love, its worth it. Julian might just be a top five all time theologian for me.* This second time through was a feast. It helped to read Denys Turner’s book on her theology as I was beginning this.
Overall, a classic fantastic piece of theology.
*My top five: Maximus the Confessor, George MacDonald, Julian of Norwich, Pseudo-Dionysius and...hmmm...David Bentley Hart? John Cassian? Gregory of Nazianzus? Not sure.
That said, beware. Some of those free or cheap versions are poorly formatted. I liked Julian of Norwich on my first read, but this translations is much cleaner. Perhaps translation is not the correct term, for she wrote in English. It is just that old English (thatt oldde Englysh) which needs some fixing to make sense today.
All that to say, however you read the Revelations of Divine Love, its worth it. Julian might just be a top five all time theologian for me.* This second time through was a feast. It helped to read Denys Turner’s book on her theology as I was beginning this.
Overall, a classic fantastic piece of theology.
*My top five: Maximus the Confessor, George MacDonald, Julian of Norwich, Pseudo-Dionysius and...hmmm...David Bentley Hart? John Cassian? Gregory of Nazianzus? Not sure.
glasshalffullofmyself's review against another edition
5.0
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
I'm not even that religious and this shit got me through a breakup and the absolute dumpster fire that was my senior year of undergrad. So that's about the highest endorsement I can give. She actually somehow gave me hope for a better tomorrow, and the absolute genius of her subversive ideas is made only more apparent when her revelations are considered in proper historical context. Love love love.
I'm not even that religious and this shit got me through a breakup and the absolute dumpster fire that was my senior year of undergrad. So that's about the highest endorsement I can give. She actually somehow gave me hope for a better tomorrow, and the absolute genius of her subversive ideas is made only more apparent when her revelations are considered in proper historical context. Love love love.