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Divina Caritate

 

Depictions of Christ in 14th & 15th Century English Literature

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Women Mystics

Medieval women demonstrate affective piety in their descriptions of personal, mystical encounters with Christ.

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But for I am a woman should I therefore live that I should not tell you the goodness of God?

Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

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A Revelation of Love

A Comparison to Scripture

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Margery Kempe

Divine Intimacy with Christ

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Affective Piety

Emotional devotion to Christ

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Personal Experiences Versus Doctrinal Authenticity

Why women mystics were able to make heretical assertions in their writing

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Other Mystical Portrayals of Christ

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