The Wisdom of Enclosure in Julian of Norwich's Showings
Thursday, May 14, 2020
8:00PM EDT (7:00PM CDT)
Registration required
Together with the Lumen Christi Institute, we will cosponsor another lecture that is part of the spring webinar series, Reason and Wisdom in Medieval Christian Thought. Professor Katie Bugyis will present on “The Wisdom of Enclosure in Julian of Norwich's Showings.” The webinar will be held on Zoom at 8:00PM EDT (7:00PM CDT) on Thursday, May 14th. The Saint Benedict Institute is a cosponsor of this event.
Julian of Norwich (d. ca. 1416) was a widely respected and sought-out English thinker and spiritual counselor. She lived as an anchorite, enclosed in a cell attached to a church in Norwich. Julian’s Showings are a book of spiritual visions that emerged from her life of prayer and that wrestle with the profound theological mysteries of fitting evil and suffering with God’s mercy and love. Professor Katie Bugyis will examine Julian’s thought in the context of her vocation of enclosed prayer
This event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required. For more information and to register for this webinar, click here.
Katie Bugyis is Assistant Professor in the Program of Liberal Studies and in Theology at the University of Notre Dame, where she is also a Fellow of the Medieval Institute. She received her Ph.D in Medieval Studies from the University of Notre Dame, and a Licence in Mediaeval Studies from the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Professor Bugyis is a historian of Christian theology, liturgical practice, and material culture, and is particularly interested in reconstructing the lived experiences of religious women in the Middle Ages. She has published numerous book chapters and articles, and is the author of The Care of Nuns: Benedictine Women’s Ministries in England during the Central Middle Ages (Oxford University Press, 2019).