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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. 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. [Bauerschmidt] presents an intriguing and inspiring interpretation of Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love that bridges the gap between the medieval text and its implications for present-day communities of faith, between academic analysis and committed action. --Church History, Studies in Christianity & Culture 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. 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.

<p>. . . Extraordinary . . . I highly recommend this original, insightful, and provocative study. -- Spiritual Life <p>

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. 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. 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. [Bauerschmidt] presents an intriguing and inspiring interpretation of Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love that bridges the gap between the medieval text and its implications for present-day communities of faith, between academic analysis and committed action. --Church History, Studies in Christianity & Culture 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.

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 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 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 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 . . . Extraordinary . . . I highly recommend this original, insightful, and provocative study. -- Spiritual Life 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 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 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. 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. 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. 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. [Bauerschmidt] presents an intriguing and inspiring interpretation of Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love that bridges the gap between the medieval text and its implications for present-day communities of faith, between academic analysis and committed action. --Church History, Studies in Christianity & Culture 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 . . . Extraordinary . . . I highly recommend this original, insightful, and provocative study. -- Spiritual Life 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 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 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

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Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt is associate professor of theology at Loyola College in Maryland.

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