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Revelations of Divine Loveof Norwich Julian

Revelations of Divine Love

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Original author: of Norwich Julian

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"Revelations of Divine Love" by Julian of Norwich is a medieval work of Christian mystical devotion written between the 14th and 15th centuries. The earliest surviving book in English known to be written by a woman, it recounts sixteen visions Julian received during a near-death illness in 1373. After recovering, she became an anchoress and spent decades developing her insights into two versions: the Short Text and Long Text. Her mystical experience and theological reflections have captivated readers for centuries.

Revelations of Divine Love, by of Norwich Julian. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #52958.

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90 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter2,338 words
  2. 2.Part I: The Lady Julian4,348 words
  3. 3.Part II: The Manner of the Book6,302 words
  4. 4.Part III: The Theme of the Book6,253 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: "A Revelation of Love--in Sixteen Shewings"600 words
  6. 6.Chapter II496 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: "I desired to suffer with Him"735 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV524 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: "God, of Thy Goodness, give me Thyself;--only in Thee I have all"579 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI987 words
  11. 11.Chapter VII: "The Shewing is not other than of faith, nor less nor more"801 words
  12. 12.Chapter VIII562 words
  13. 13.Chapter IX: "If I look singularly to myself, I am right nought"464 words
  14. 14.Chapter X1,276 words
  15. 15.Chapter XI999 words
  16. 16.Chapter XII416 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIII638 words
  18. 18.Chapter XIV474 words
  19. 19.Chapter XV423 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVI: "A Part of His Passion"364 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVII783 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII: "When He was in pain, we were in pain"473 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX524 words
  24. 24.Chapter XX377 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXI459 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXII749 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXIII621 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXIV386 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXV577 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVI: "It is I, it is I"210 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXVII960 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXVIII470 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXIX218 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXX366 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXI702 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXII861 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXIII462 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXIV349 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXV624 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXVI936 words
  41. 41.Chapter XXXVII349 words
  42. 42.Chapter XXXVIII: In Heaven "the token of sin is turned to worship."--Examples thereof658 words
  43. 43.Chapter XXXIX752 words
  44. 44.Chapter XL731 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLI852 words
  1. 46.Chapter XLII917 words
  2. 47.Chapter XLIII: "Prayer uniteth the soul to God"791 words
  3. 48.Chapter XLIV272 words
  4. 49.Chapter XLV567 words
  5. 50.Chapter XLVI732 words
  6. 51.Chapter XLVII639 words
  7. 52.Chapter XLVIII650 words
  8. 53.Chapter XLIX695 words
  9. 54.Chapter L546 words
  10. 55.Chapter LI4,743 words
  11. 56.Chapter LII1,495 words
  12. 57.Chapter LIII926 words
  13. 58.Chapter LIV477 words
  14. 59.Chapter LV: "Christ is our Way"--"Mankind shall be restored from double death"809 words
  15. 60.Chapter LVI813 words
  16. 61.Chapter LVII: "In Christ our two natures are united"2,413 words
  17. 62.Chapter LVIII883 words
  18. 63.Chapter LIX602 words
  19. 64.Chapter LX: "The Kind, loving, Mother"859 words
  20. 65.Chapter LXI1,188 words
  21. 66.Chapter LXII438 words
  22. 67.Chapter LXIII679 words
  23. 68.Chapter LXIV820 words
  24. 69.Chapter LXV550 words
  25. 70.Chapter LXVI863 words
  26. 71.Chapter LXVII521 words
  27. 72.Chapter LXVIII399 words
  28. 73.Chapter LXIX: "I was delivered from the Enemy by the virtue of Christ's Passion"367 words
  29. 74.Chapter LXX565 words
  30. 75.Chapter LXXI: "Three manners of looking seen in our Lord's Countenance"392 words
  31. 76.Chapter LXXII861 words
  32. 77.Chapter LXXIII646 words
  33. 78.Chapter LXXIV: "There is no dread that fully pleaseth God in us but reverent dread"741 words
  34. 79.Chapter LXXV608 words
  35. 80.Chapter LXXVI568 words
  36. 81.Chapter LXXVII789 words
  37. 82.Chapter LXXVIII627 words
  38. 83.Chapter LXXIX595 words
  39. 84.Chapter LXXX556 words
  40. 85.Chapter LXXXI424 words
  41. 86.Chapter LXXXII: "In falling and in rising we are ever preciously kept in one Love"581 words
  42. 87.Chapter LXXXIII: "Life, Love, and Light"382 words
  43. 88.Chapter LXXXIV: "Charity"173 words
  44. 89.Chapter LXXXV: "Lord, blessed mayest Thou be, for it is thus: it is well"211 words
  45. 90.Chapter LXXXVI: "Love was our Lord's Meaning"1,400 words