Roots of Western Mysticism

Week 8

Mediaeval English Mysticism II: Julian of Norwich. READING: Julian 248-343

• Things to look for in Julian, second half of long version of the Showings

English Mystics

• Richard Rolle
  • The Fire of Love
  • Introduction (critical)
    
    
• Walter Hilton
  • Walter Hilton introduction
  • The Scale (Ladder) of Perfection
    • Book 1, Part 1, CHAPTER XIII: How Virtue beginneth in Reason and Will and is perfected in Love and Liking, or Affection
  • Hilton texts
    
    
• Cloud of Unknowing
  • Cloud of Unknowing text

Other Mediaeval English Work

• Everyman
  • Everyman Resources
  • Everyman (Wikipedia)
  • Notes on Everyman
  • More Everyman notes
  • Synopsis