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Julian of Norwich
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English
Undergraduate 1
03/15/2009

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Affective piety
Definition
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Compassion
Definition
suffering along with.  Center of Julian's theology (suffering with Him).  Compassion allows us to share his pain and become Christ-like.  Breaking boundaries between self and other (human, divine)
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Anchoress
Definition
withdraws from secular society so as to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic
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"One-ing"
Definition

Unity, wholeness, oneness.  A process of crossing boundaries and reaching unity  All must be set to nothing n order to accomplish this goal.

Set at nothing everything made --> enter into a state of nothingness.

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"Nought-ing"
Definition

We must "nought" the world and ourselves to become one with God

"nought-ing" usually appears in a pair with "one-ing"

 

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Enclosure
Definition

Breaks down inside/outside boundaries.  A kind of hurting/holding/embracing.

Pg. 49, 130

 

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"Jesus as mother"
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Because he encloses us in his love and nutues us like a mother.  Gives birth to us through his suffering at crucifixion

pg. 136, 138

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Love
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Rampat concept. Love experienced on earth for fellow Christians is metahporically the experience of God - closest we can get to heavenly love.  Love is our closest approximation to eternity, experience of one-ness.  Love propells her into experience of unity.  Opposite of the self, ultimate message of book.

Ultimate end of contemplation

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