The Way of Julian of Norwich: A Prayer Journey Through Lent

by Sheila Upjohn

Overview

In this book about Julian of Norwich, Sheila Upjohn explores the 'Revelations of Divine Love' alongside passages from Scripture. As part of the 'Prayer Journey Through Lent' series, 'The Way of Julian of Norwich' reveals how Julian's fresh perspectives on sin and judgement, anger and forgiveness, the Incarnation and the crucifixion can challenge and enlighten us, six hundred years later, in a world so badly in need of the assurance of God's unconditional love. This inspirational book by Sheila Upjohn serves as a guide to Julian of Norwich that will deepen the reader's prayer life during Lent and throughout the year. Upjohn transports the reader back to the middle ages in this book about 'Revelations of Divine Love' and Julian of Norwich to give a deeper understanding of Julian who was so often perceived as an outsider. As a foundation member of 'Friends of Julian of Norwich' and having first read 'Revelations of Divine Love' almost fifty years ago, Sheila Upjohn has a long and intimate association with Julian of Norwich and so offers a captivating perspective of Julian within 'The Way of Julian of Norwich'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780281083695
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	11/19/2020
Series:	The Way of , #4
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sheila Upjohn, a graduate of London University, was born and grew up in Norwich. After ten years in London working in journalism and advertising, she returned to Norwich, by now married and with young children, and for 20 years lived in the Cathedral Close. She helped organise the celebration of Julian of Norwich's six-hundredth anniversary in 1973, and for many years was a daily communicant in Julian’s cell. She is a foundation member of the Friends of Julian of Norwich and has been reading Julian’s Revelations of Divine Love ever since she found a £1 copy in an SPCK bookshop nearly half a century ago. Sheila Upjohn has led retreats throughout England, and overseas in Canada, the USA and Australia. Her Australian retreats include the Holy Week at the St Charles Seminary in Perth, Western Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Our prayer makes God glad and happy 5

2 The huge high wholeness of God 19

3 Sin is behovely 29

4 When Adam fell, God's Son fell 43

5 The devil and all his works 56

6 A joy, a happiness, an endless delight 70

Last words 84

The Way of the Cross 85

Appendix: Margery Kempe's visit to Julian 96

Notes 98

Further reading 100

Copyright acknowledgements 101

Editorial Reviews

The Way of Julian of Norwich is an inspirational guide by Sheila Upjohn to Julian of Norwich and the Revelations of Divine Love that will deepen the reader's prayer life during Lent and throughout the year as part of the Prayer Journey Through Lent series.

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