Dame Julian's revelation is the record of her dialogue with God as it extended over a period of twenty years. Del Mastro's translation, originally published over 15 years ago, has been one of the most widely read & critically acclaimed. In The Revelation of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings, we learn about the spiritual life of a woman who sought, from evidence of God's passion, to embrace suffering more fully & share her response with Christians for all time. Del Mastro's revised Introduction casts Julian in a broader light as an appealing feminine example for a new generation of readers - a guide to encountering divine love in our own life. As Thomas Merton once wrote, "I think Julian of Norwich is, with Newman, the greatest English theologian. "