Spiritual Friendship
| Author | : Aelred of Rievalux |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 1974 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0879077050 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780879077051 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (051 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Spiritual Friendship by : Aelred of Rievalux
Download or read book Spiritual Friendship written by Aelred of Rievalux and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows and completes Aelred's earlier treatise on love, "The Mirror of Charity". In it he reflects on the theories of friendship propunded by the great stoic philosophic Cicero. A humanist and a Christian monk, Aelred advocated friendship on both the natural and the supernatural plane. Frankness and not flattery, generosity and not gain, patience in correction and constancy in affection he saw as the marks of a genuine friendship.
