Julian of Norwich wrote one of the earliest surviving books in English known to be by a woman. Revelations of Divine Love records a series of visions experienced during severe illness and develops them into sustained reflections on suffering, sin, prayer and divine love. Her famous image of creation held like a hazelnut in the hand of God captures the work's combination of intimate physical detail and large theological thought. Julian's prose is calm, repetitive and contemplative, repeatedly returning to the idea that love rather than punishment provides the deepest framework for understanding God. Her work fits medieval Christian mysticism, women's religious writing and contemplative classics, with modern translations making the Middle English accessible to general readers. Read more Less
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