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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

By Hadley Meares — 2016

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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Revelations of Divine Love Shewed to a Devout Ankress by Name Julian of Norwich

Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is one of the great classical medieval English works of devotion. Little is known of the author except that she was a recluse who lived in a cell attached to the church of St. Julian at Norwich.

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Julian of Norwich
2013
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The Showings of Julian of Norwich: A New Translation

A fresh and contemporary translation of one of the best-loved and influential mystical texts of all time, “The Showings of Julian of Norwich” brings the message and spirituality of this 14th-century mystic to 21st-century readers.

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Julian of Norwich, Mirabai Starr (translator)
2013
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Enduring Grace: Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics

Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace.

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Carol L. Flinders
1993
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Julian of Norwich: Mystic and Theologian

Julian of Norwich, an anchoress of the fourteenth century, has captured the imagination of our time in a remarkable way. She shares with her readers the deepest and most intimate experiences of her life through her writings.

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Grace Jantzen
2025
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Julian of Norwich: Showings

Julian, an anchoress who lived in solitude in Norwich, England, in the late 14th century, received the 16 "showings" or revelations of God's love in a series of experienced visions. The first version was a short text.

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Julian of Norwich, Edmund College (translator), James Walsh (translator)
1977
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Revelations of Divine Love

'All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well' Julian of Norwich is one of the most celebrated figures of the English Middle Ages.

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Julian of Norwich, Barry Windeatt (translator)
2015
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