Written in a vigorous English vernacular, the Revelations are one of the most original works of medieval mysticism and have had a lasting influence on Christian thought.
Through her experiences, she identifies the female nature of Christ's suffering, the motherhood of God, and, using images from domestic daily life, emphasizes the homeliness of God's love.
Through these ‘showings’, Christ’s sufferings were revealed to her with extraordinary intensity, but she also received assurance of God’s unwavering love for man and his infinite capacity for forgiveness. After fervently praying for a greater understanding of Christ’s passion, she experienced a series of divine revelations. ‘Just because I am a woman, must I therefore believe that I must not tell you about the goodness of God?’Coming from a society where women were barred from serious writing and teaching, Julian, a fourteenth-century mystic and anchoress in the great medieval city of Norwich, nevertheless used the English vernacular of the day to describe an extraordinary series of "showings" that she received from God.
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