Julian of Norwich in Her Phenomenology

American-born, Edward J. Clemmer (PhD, Saint Louis University, 1975) left the United States in October 1992 for the University of Malta, initially for one year as Psychology Head, but stayed on staff until 1996. After Maltese citizenship in 2002, his life took a theological «sudden turn» for another twenty years, inclusive of his MA in Spirituality (University of Malta, 2017) and Julian of Norwich. His books include: his autobiographical spiritual journey Gospel (on the Road to) Emmaus (2011; in 2nd edition, 2022); and his transliteration and annotation of John Heigham’s «Spiritual Pilgrimage of Hierusalem (1604-1605),» now as The Voyage of the Cross (2016), the English recusant’s innovative re-rendering of Flemish Carmelite Jan Pascha’s spiritual classic. With Charló Camilleri, O. Carm., their forthcoming Born of the Word is an English-language edition of the complete works of the Florentine Carmelite mystic Santa Maria Maddalena De’ Pazzi (1566–1607). He is a Founding Member Emeritus of the Association for Psychological Science (Washington, DC). Also, as a married Catholic layman, he is founding Chairperson of The Maltese Association for the Study of Spirituality and Spiritual Companionship (MASC).

Contents: Introduction: God’s «Revelation of Love» and Julian’s «Divine Gift to All» – Introduction to the Historical Julian of Norwich – The Historical Julian (up to and including 6 May 1373) – In Julian’s New Creation (her Nine Nights and Days in May 1373) – From Vision to Anchorite (from Sunday 15 May 1373 to c.1393) – The Politics of Church and State (1373–1393) – Walter Hilton and the Cloud author – and Julian’s Short Text (1380s–c.1393) – Julian’s Hidden Life in God’s Love, and Lollardy (1393–1418) – Julian’s Long Text: The Benedictine Nuns of Cambrai (1623–1651) and Father Augustine Baker, O.S.B. (1575–1641) – The Cambrai and Paris Benedictine Nuns (1651–1670) and Fr. Serenus Cressy’s «Mother Juliana» Long Text (1670) – Serenus Cressy’s Editions (1670–1902) and his Polemics with Edward Stillingfleet (1657–1672) – Julian of Norwich’s Critical Long Texts (1947–2016) and their English Translations and Modernizations (1877–2015) – The Short Text The Amherst Manuscript, British Library, Additional 37,790 Analytical Transcription and Annotation – Preface to Part II – Sections 1 – 25 Analytical Transcription and Annotation – Julian’s Long Text: Her Trinitarian Theology of Love – Julian’s Grace as Divinization: The Unity of Finite and Eternal Being – Julian’s Grace as Charity: Her Transformation in Prayer by Divine Love – Julian’s Grace as Faith: Life, Love, and Light.