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Tag Archives: Julian of Norwich
All shall be well … but how well is hell?
Alle shall be well, and alle shalle be wele, and alle maner of thinge shall be wel.1 Does Julian of Norwich advocate the salvation of every human being? The question haunts readers of her Showings. On the one hand, one … Continue reading
Posted in Julian of Norwich
Tagged damnation, eschatology, hell, incarnation, Jesus Christ, Julian of Norwich, last judgment, universal salvation
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Meditating Four Quartets: Little Gidding (V/2)
We die with the dying; / See, they depart, and we go with them. / We are born with the dead: See, they return, and bring us with them. The first part of the verse is striking but not surprising. … Continue reading
Posted in T. S. Eliot
Tagged Arvo Part, Four Quartets, Julian of Norwich, Little Gidding, Silouan, T. S. Eliot
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All shall be well … but how well is well?
[This article has been significantly revised and expanded. For the updated version, CLICK HERE] Does Julian of Norwich advocate the salvation of every human being? The question haunts readers of her Showings. That it does so is curious. Julian repeatedly qualifies … Continue reading
Cross, Exsultet, and the Behoveliness of Sin
Dame Julian of Norwich presents us with antinomies which most of us (excepting hard-core Calvinists and traditional Thomists) would dismiss as metaphysical contradictions and moral nonsense: In his infinite power, God might have created a world in which all human … Continue reading
Posted in Julian of Norwich
Tagged divine sovereignty, evil, God, Julian of Norwich, original sin, providence, sin, theodicy
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The World is a Hazlenut We Must Nought
Of the sixteen showings received by Julian of Norwich on the 15th of May, 1373, the third immediately grabbed my theological attention: The third is that our Lord God, al mighty, all wisdom, and all love, right also verily as … Continue reading
Posted in Julian of Norwich
Tagged creation, creator, God, happiness, hazlenut, Julian of Norwich, nothing, sin
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Julian of Norwich and the Revelation of Love
“This is a revelation of love that Jhesu Christ, our endless blisse, made in sixteen showings”—thus begins the divinely inspired reflections of Julian of Norwich on the visions she received on 13 May 1373. She was thirty years old. Julian … Continue reading
Posted in Julian of Norwich
Tagged divine love, God, Julian of Norwich, passion of Christ
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Theologizing with Julian of Norwich
In his book on Julian of Norwich, Denys Turner makes an extraordinary claim: the long text of Julian’s Showings ranks as “one of the great works of medieval theology in any language,” standing alongside the contributions of St Anselm, St … Continue reading