- One of the first books to have ever been written in English by a women, Revelations of Divine Love has proved to be a powerful account of one woman's rich faith
- Want to discover a voice that shares faith in a vivid, lasting way?
- Although old, discover the book still being read today, and what the sheer power of a loving God can be
Julian of Norwich, the famous fourteenth-century anchoress, was seriously ill and preparing for death when she received a series of 16 visions of the passion of Christ. As a result of these visions, she dedicated the rest of her life to solitary prayer, and wrote down the content of the visions, which became the first book in English known to have been written by a woman.
The first vision includes her famous meditation on the hazelnut, which for her becomes an image of God's love because God made it, loves it and keeps it.
'The most original and revolutionary reading of Christ's gospel since that of St Paul.' (A. N. Wilson, from the Introduction).