🌀 Missed our 'Scales of Mysticism' event at @iciberlin.bsky.social? The recording of Simone Kotva's brilliant lecture and Q&A, on 'Abyssal Apex: On Scale and scala in Christian Mysticism', is now available to watch online! www.ici-berlin.org/events/simon...

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In the history of Western Christian mysticism, height meets depth and scales collide. In this lecture, Kotva will be thinking about the coincidence of apex and abyss in selected manuals of mystical th...

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Looking forward to @imc-leeds.bsky.social next week! I'm presenting in the panel 'Mystics and Time: Liturgical Time II' on Wednesday at 12.15pm. Come along to hear about how to "dispenden" time wisely in your contemplative practice... ⏳

You can now register to join for our workshop and lecture on 'Scales of Mysticism' at @iciberlin.bsky.social on 25 June. More info and registration for each event 👇 www.ici-berlin.org/events/scale... www.ici-berlin.org/events/simon...

I've been working with Alex Da Costa on an edition of Richard Whitford's Work for Householders, which will be published this July with Liverpool University Press's Syon Abbey Series. You can now read more and preorder the edition here 👇 www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Alexander da Costa is Professor of Medieval Literature and Early Printed Books at the University of Cambridge. His work includes Marketing English Books (Oxford University Press 2020), and Reforming Printing (Oxford University Press 2012).

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I'm excited to be co-organising an event on 'Scales of Mysticism' with Franco Costantini at @iciberlin.bsky.social on 25 June, including a workshop and a public lecture by Simone Kotva. Registration opens on 11 June. Do think about joining us! www.ici-berlin.org/events/scale...

Scales of Mysticism - ICI Berlin

Mysticism has always involved encounters with scale: the self dissolving into something larger, the vast becoming intimate, experience that overflows the boundaries of the individual and the measurabl...

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Delighted that my book, IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY has been shortlisted for the University English Book Prize, alongside some fantastic other titles. universityenglish.ac.uk/university-e...

University English Book Prize Shortlist 2025

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I’m looking forward to presenting today at LOMERS, on attention and contemplative reading in Middle English texts. 📍Hybrid - Online/Room 102, Senate House, London 🕥 5.30-7PM All welcome! ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Surface and the Sacred: Attention and Devotional Reading Strategies in Late Medieval England

LOMERS (London Old and Middle English Research Seminar)

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Delighted to see another lovely review of IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY by Daniel McCann, out in the most recent issue of the Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures! scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/jmrc/ar... 👇 You can still grab a copy at 20% off with code CUP20 at cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi...

New Medieval Books: Impossible Recovery: Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being, by @hannahalucas.bsky.social published by @columbiaup.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-... #JulianofNorwich #books #medieval

New Medieval Books: Impossible Recovery - Medievalists.net

The writings of Julian of Norwich, the fourteenth-century English mystic, have long fascinated medievalists. This book zeroes in on Julian’s illness during her visions, asking what that experience…

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I have a new article out this week in Numen—on hand mnemonics in Chinese Buddhist and Latin Christian manuscripts, as meditative and ritual tools. This was fun (and challenging) to write, made possible by the help of generous colleagues. Let me know if you'd like a copy! brill.com/view/journal...

"[T]he most exhilarating book in medieval studies I’ve read in some time." New review of IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY, out now in @sacjournal.bsky.social! Thank you to @dvancesmith.bsky.social for the very kind words. muse.jhu.edu/article/977397

From the archive. Discover the mystical experiences of Julian Norwich and explore the concepts of yogic perception in these blog posts from our Philosophy list! buff.ly/NNYxixt #SPEP2025 #Philsosphy #Yoga #Mysticism

Just out: out latest issue on “access”, featuring @rickgodden.bsky.social, Katherine Little, Kisha Tracy, Sophia Liu, & Stephen Yeager! Also @hannahalucas.bsky.social, Karen Elaine Smyth, an interview with Mohamed K Dhouib, and “How I Teach” with Kristen Haas Curtis! escholarship.org/uc/ncs_pedag...

New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession

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👋Oh hello #OpenAcess. What a delight for #MedievalSky, Cambridge English students, and other medieval mystic enthusiasts.✒️🕯️📖 (Or the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval & Renaissance Women Digitisation Project - currently moving websites!) #EarlyModern #MedievalWomen #EverydayImCodexing

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Really pleased that my latest article is out in New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy & Profession. "On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us. Avail open access! doi.org/10.5070/NC3....

Really pleased that my latest article is out in New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy & Profession. "On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom" thinks (with Adam Phillips and others) about readerly frustration and what it might teach us. Avail open access! doi.org/10.5070/NC3....

On Frustration: Reading The Book of Margery Kempe in the Classroom

Author(s): Lucas, Hannah | Abstract: This article thinks about the role of frustration in pedagogical encounters with texts. Taking as my case study the frequently frustrating (and frustrated) The Boo...

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Thanks to Jessica Barr for this lovely review of my book! "This book is fascinating and well written, and it does a remarkable job of explaining phenomenology to a nonphenomenologist..." Get your copy here 👇 cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi... academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...

Hannah Lucas Impossible Recovery: Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being

Hannah Lucas has set herself the task of reading Julian of Norwich's Revelations—principally, though not exclusively, the Long Text—through the lens of pos

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I’m finding I’m a bit more active these days over on Instagram, if anyone wants to find me! You’ll also hear more there about my yoga offerings, including some online restorative sessions I’m teaching this summer ✨ www.instagram.com/hannah.lucas...

I had a lovely chat with Daniel Simpson on the Ancient Futures podcast about my book on Julian of Norwich, illness, recovery, yoga practice, and more. Listen to the full episode here 👇 ancientfutures.substack.com/p/hannah-luc...

Shall All Be Well? – Hannah Lucas

Insights from Julian of Norwich's mystical visions

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🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May! 'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics. Find out more and apply to join us 👇 sites.google.com/view/contemp...

Contemplation & the Creative Arts

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🎉 Announcing a one-off event @kettlesyard.bsky.social on 27 May! 'Contemplation & the Creative Arts: Encounters with Objects, Music, Words' is a day of practice-based workshops led by expert facilitators, artists, and academics. Find out more and apply to join us 👇 sites.google.com/view/contemp...

Contemplation & the Creative Arts

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In this blog post, author of IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenges modern wellness culture. buff.ly/meyMFea #JulianOfNorwich #WellBeing #Mysticism #Medieval #Interconnectedness @hannahalucas.bsky.social

I wrote for the @columbiaup.bsky.social blog about my book on Julian of Norwich, IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY: "Julian shatters the individualism that underpins so much of modern wellness culture, inviting us into a more compassionate, more ecologically minded way of being." cupblog.org/2025/03/24/r...

Recovery Without End Insights From a Medieval Mystic? Hannah Lucas - Columbia University Press Blog

Hannah Lucas explores the mystical experiences of Julian of Norwich during her illness in the 14th century and challenge modern wellness culture.

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Vincent was my doctoral supervisor, mentor, and friend. He will be so missed. A phenomenal teacher, his words and ideas run through the fabric of all my work—threads of gold.

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It is with great sadness that we report the news that Professor Vincent Gillespie died at home on 13 March. Read more about Professor Gillespie's life as an inspiring scholar, a warm and caring tutor, and a much-loved colleague.

I very much enjoyed talking to James at the Hermitix podcast about my new book on Julian of Norwich. We chatted all things mystical, phenomenological, and medieval, and whether we really need to be thinking about death *all* the time. Listen here, or elsewhere: open.spotify.com/episode/2Mpg...

Illness, Wellness, and Homelihead - Julian of Norwich and Heidegger with Hannah Lucas

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We are delighted to share the news that IMEMS has been awarded a transformational investment of £1.3 million to support our new research programme, Inventing Futures. Read more here: 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

The University of York Centre for Medieval Studies has two full home scholarships for 2025-26 for the MA in Medieval Studies: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu...

I’m so excited to have been awarded a Research Fellowship by @humboldt-foundation.de 🥳 From October, I’ll be jointly based at @mpiwg.bsky.social and @tuberlin.bsky.social, working on a new project on medieval devotion, attention, and the origins of literary methods. Berliner friends, hit me up! 👋

Had so much fun talking about Julian and wellbeing at IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY’s book launch yesterday 🚀 A huge thank you to everyone who came, and especially to @realmandeville.bsky.social for being such a generous conversation partner!

🥳 It’s publication day! 🥳 IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY is now available to buy and online via institutional access. Read more about the book and buy a copy at 20% off with code CUP20: cup.columbia.edu/book/impossi... Or access online: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...