Julian of Norwich: And the Mystical Body Politic of Christ: 5 (Studies in Spirituality and Theology) - Hardcover

Bauerschmidt, Frederick Christian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026801194X ISBN 13: 9780268011949

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2022

Synopsis

Julian of Norwich wrote A Revelation of Love, a short text which shows the immediacy of her experience, and a long text which shows 20 years of reflection. This book offers a reading of these texts and addresses the relationship between the understanding of God and her vision of human community.

About this title

Review:

"This is the best study on Julian since Colledge and Walsh's 1978 critical edition of "Showings". Bauerschmidt's treatment of Julian's bodily sight of the Crucified is a stunning tour de force of imaginative scholarship. I have nothing but praise for this uniformly excellent book." --"Theological Studies"

"In this very important book, Frederick Bauerschmidt provides us with a more adequate account than any hitherto of Julian of Norwich specifically as a theologian, rather than as a mere spiritual writer or else as a feminist "avant la lettre"." --"Pro Ecclesia"

"This book is to be commended for its bold attempt to provide a new vocabulary with which to discuss aspects of the Revelation of Divine Love, a text which repeatedly resists scholarly explication. Julian gives no sources for her thought, and this book eschews the search for them. It offers a reading of Julian's text, not a hypothesis as to its author's intentions, although its argument is occasionally rendered vulnerable by an over-close identification of author with text. Bauderschmidt wisely disclaims that he has unlocked the text's 'real' significance, and acknowledges that his treatment of it is guided by a particular interest in human community. The result is an honest and searching contribution to Julian scholarship." --"The Heythrop Journal"

." . . Extraordinary . . . I highly recommend this original, insightful, and provocative study."--"Spiritual Life"

Bauerschmidt adds a creative and challenging dimension to the current lively discussion of the theology of fourteenth-century British anchorite Julian of Norwich. His reading of Julian s text is complex and challenging and makes a provocative contribution to both the hermeneutics of medieval texts and to contemporary political discussions. "Religious Studies Review""

This is the best study on Julian since Colledge and Walsh s 1978 critical edition of "Showings." Bauerschmidt s treatment of Julian s bodily sight of the Crucified is a stunning tour de force of imaginative scholarship. I have nothing but praise for this uniformly excellent book. "Theological Studies""

In this very important book, Frederick Bauerschmidt provides us with a more adequate account than any hitherto of Julian of Norwich specifically as a theologian, rather than as a mere spiritual writer or else as a feminist "avant la lettre." "Pro Ecclesia""

This book is to be commended for its bold attempt to provide a new vocabulary with which to discuss aspects of the Revelation of Divine Love, a text which repeatedly resists scholarly explication.Julian gives no sources for her thought, and this book eschews the search for them. It offers a reading of Julian s text, not a hypothesis as to its author s intentions, although its argument is occasionally rendered vulnerable by an over-close identification of author with text.Bauderschmidt wisely disclaims that he has unlocked the text s real significance, and acknowledges that his treatment of it is guided by a particular interest in human community. The result is an honest and searching contribution to Julian scholarship. "The Heythrop Journal""

About the Author:

FREDERICK CHRISTIAN BAUERSCHMIDT is associate professor of theology at Loyola College in Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 026801194X
• ISBN 13: 9780268011949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304