Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich

Laughing at the Devil is an invitation to see the world with a medieval visionary now known as Julian of Norwich, believed to be the first woman to have written a book in English. (We do not know her given name, because she became known by the name of a church that became her home.) Julian "saw our Lord scorn [the Devil's] wickedness" and noted that "he wants us to do the same." In this impassioned, analytic, and irreverent book, Amy Laura Hall emphasizes Julian's call to scorn the Devil. Julian of Norwich envisioned courage during a time of fear. Laughing at the Devil describes how a courageous woman transformed a setting of dread into hope, solidarity, and resistance.

Author: Amy Laura Hall
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 08/22/2018
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781478000259

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 74

About the Author
Amy Laura Hall is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke University Divinity School. She is the author of Kierkegaard and the Treachery of Love; Conceiving Parenthood: American Protestantism and the Spirit of Reproduction; and Writing Home, With Love: Politics for Neighbors and Naysayers.