Joy Matteson's Reviews > The Showings of Julian of Norwich

Mirabai Starr's translation of Julian of Norwich's Showings are simply stunning. Modern language doesn't detract from the beautiful and poignant words of Julian's visions. It's also surprisingly practical, which on my second time reading the Showings I had forgotten about. I think every evangelical Christian needs to read and fully understand how Julian calls Christ "God the Mother", and how he mothers us and births us into new life. It is not heresy, it is a a beautiful metaphor that challenges our patriarchal assumptions and opens them into a transformative understanding of the Trinity. It truly is transformative reading. Reading the Showings was exactly what I needed to do during a worldwide pandemic. All will be well.