Julian of Norwich

“Julian of Norwich is something else… She lived in the little cell which you visit when you go to Norwich. She had a weird experience in the reign of Edward III and wrote up a very short version. Then, much later in life, because she thought she was going to die, she wrote the long version, which is what most of us read. That was at about the time Chaucer was writing The Canterbury Tales. She completely removes from Christianity the concept of punishment and anger, the anger of God. It’s revolutionary.” Read more...

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