Julian of Norwich’s powerful visions caused her to question many of the official teachings of the church, but her long text Revelations of Divine Love questions these principles in gentle way in order for Julian to remain affiliated with the church as an anchoress. Her text is much more theological than other similar texts written around the same time, such as Margery Kempe’s book describing her own life. One passage that definitely questions church notions, while keeping the power of the trinity in tact, is chapter LVIII. Julian presents the Trinity as: father, mother, and lord; she also presents them as kindness, mercy, and grace. Her description of Christ as mother is the portion that reconstructs the traditional model of the Trinity, but does so in such a way that few could truly disagree with her conclusions. Julian has many different ways of describing each person of the Trinity, but in each case she describes humans, herself included, as a true member of the family of God. Her conceptions of the Trinity embody her overall message that Christ loves all his children, and cares for them as a herder leads his sheep, or as a mother cares for her offspring. Although Julian tries to present Christ as forgiver of all who are worthy, and mother of all his beloved children, she still recognizes that people should not give up and presume they are saved. Julian begins chapter fifty-eight with a description of how the children of God ought to praise him, and continually thank Him for His love. The start of Julian’s reconstruction is thus consistent with most of the Church’s teachings, and is a careful attempt to introduce safe doctrine before discussing any new material that Julian is eager to convey. She obviously finds it necessary to repeat the simple fact that Christ loves all, who love him, while slowly introducing the metaphor of the Trinity as our true spouse, never disappointed with the efforts of the wife. Julian quickly moves from the safety of her usual discussion of God’s love, to her vision of the Trinity’s three properties: fatherhood, motherhood, and lordhood. Generally the Trinity is conceived of as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit or Lord; thus, Julian’s description only changes the role of Christ. This change in Christ’s role reflects Julian’s desire to convey the unconditional love given to the children of God, and in Julian’s mind this love is comparable to the love that a mother might give her son or daughter. Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society