A Theology of Love: Why Julian of Norwich Matters

Nota bene: I’ve been asked to write a short reflection on why Julian of Norwich matters to me. Here it is.

I first “met” Julian of Norwich through reading Evelyn Underhill’s magisterial book Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. Underhill’s book changed my life, for a number of reasons: it gave me a language and a context for making sense of my spiritual experience, it helped me to see that there is a place for an intellectually honest, interfaith-friendly ...