Beschreibung:
This book considers the place of deification in the writings of Julian of Norwich and Richard Rolle, two of the fourteenth-century English Mystics. It argues that, as a consequence of a belief in deification, both produce writing that is helpfully viewed as sacred eloquence.
Introduction: Christian Ideas on Deification: Historical and Scholarly Perspectives 1 Defining Deification: Realistic Models 2 Defining Deification: Ethical Models 3 Stilling the Wandering Mind: Richard Rolle's Implicit Deification 4 Participation and Deification in Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love 5 The Sweet Ductus of Contra Amatores Mundi: Deification and Sacred Eloquence 6 Speaking in Christ: Julian's Revelations as Sacred Eloquence; Conclusions