14th century visionary, Julian of Norwich was not only the first woman, as far as we know, to write in English but her own story remains something of a mystery. Claire will speak about her own ‘vision’ of Julian’s life, which was lived in times as turbulent as our own. Claire Gilbert is a renowned ethicist, co-founder of St Paul’s Institute and now founder director of the Westminster Abbey Institute. She is the author of the fictional autobiography I, Julian.
Julian of Norwich: mother, mystic, radical
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