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122 reviews for:
The Revelation of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings Made to Dame Julian of Norwich
M.L. del Mastro, Julian of Norwich
3.93 AVERAGE
122 reviews for:
The Revelation of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings Made to Dame Julian of Norwich
M.L. del Mastro, Julian of Norwich
3.93 AVERAGE
A classic account of the revelations she experienced in 1373, and then interperted, first in a short text, and then later in a long text. This is the "translated" modern version, which updates some of the spellings and words, making the book a more pleasant read than the original language (which is still quite readable, and I own and read as well, in comparison to this - but for enjoyment, and even initial undergraduate study, this is an excellent version to purchase).
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
“But all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.” It was an interesting read. I’m not religious but I do enjoy reading Christian mystics from time to time. While I do find myself agreeing with some sentiments, others I do not. Still, provided an interesting perspective.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
inspiring
reflective
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
I must preface my review by saying that I am an atheist, so I am in no way the target audience for this text; I picked this up purely because I have a fascination in the lives and experiences of medieval female mystics, and wanted to learn more. Julian’s theology is genuinely interesting, and I can tell that she truly loved God and that this love brought her happiness. I respect that greatly, and I am sure that a theistic reader would take a lot from this text. For me as an atheist, this did not have much to offer me, spare a few passages. Excluding my personal takeaways from this, the text itself is insightful and of high quality, and I would love to read more on Julian’s life.
Flashes of lovely insight, but also long gaps between. Ranks below John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila in my Christian mysticism ranking, but well above the Cloud of Unknowing.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Going to be rereading very shortly because there is so much here I am certain I've missed. This is divine love, ravishing and inconceivable. I may never know it in full.
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
The book started out well. But by the time we got to the point where she stepped away from the revelations and reflecting back on them in the "About Certain Things" section, I was ready to poke my eyes out. It just went on and on and on and I just didn't care.
It's also super heavy on the passion, which I knew. But I just cannot find that much suffering in human suffering. Ultimately, I'm just not a huge fan of her theology. I only finished it for a challenge I'm working on, and frankly, I skimmed the last 1/3. I think it got better in the last revelation, but by that point, the book lost me and I just didn't care. Glad it's over.
It's also super heavy on the passion, which I knew. But I just cannot find that much suffering in human suffering. Ultimately, I'm just not a huge fan of her theology. I only finished it for a challenge I'm working on, and frankly, I skimmed the last 1/3. I think it got better in the last revelation, but by that point, the book lost me and I just didn't care. Glad it's over.