Welcome to the web site for Amy Frykholm. This site includes information on my current work and upcoming events.
Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography has just been released by Paraclete Press. The biography draws on Julian's writings to paint a vivid of the 14th century and Julian's place in it. Excerpts and reviews coming soon.
I am a staff writer for The Christian Century, a regular both to the Century’s pages and a contributor to its blog (Theolog). This biography of Julian of Norwich is my second book. The first was an examination of American apocalyptic culture called Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America, published by Oxford University Press. My writing has been published in literary, academic and popular-academic publications. I have a Ph.D. from Duke University in Literature. My next book returns to American culture to examine the relationship between sexuality and Christianity. It is called Exile: Where Sex Meets the Church and, if all goes well, will be published by Beacon Press in 2011.
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