Thierry, what distinguishes aelred from them is he never attended the schools. Feb 14, 2019 aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship pdf by admin in education patricia carroll ocso draws our attention to aelred of rievaulx, a cistercian saint and spiritual writer who specialised in writing about friendship as an image of. Saint aelred of rievaulx primary author only author division. Saint aelred of rievaulx is currently considered a single author. But, perhaps, it is difficult to find this perfection with respect to all in. I cannot help but conclude that the writer of this text is a person who knows the significance and power ridvaulx chronicling to both evoke and generate history. Together they demonstrate both the consistency of his teaching and his unswerving love of god in christ. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In the course of his life as a monk aelred wrote two treatises on that subject. Aelred of rievalux work on spiritual friendship presents the most noble presentation of friendship i have ever read. Apr 01, 2010 spiritual friendship is today the best known and perhaps most influential of the thirteen surviving works of aelred, abbot of the great english cistercian abbey of rievaulx from 1147 1167. Utility exploits the human impulse to love and be loved. Those familiar with aelred may be surprised that i intend to use his works to reflect on a spirituality of mercy, rather than on spiritual friendship.
Spiritual friendship is today the best known and perhaps most influential of the thirteen surviving works of aelred, abbot of the great english cistercian abbey of rievaulx from 1147 1167. Written in dialogue form, spiritual friendship offers wise counsel on many aspects of friendship. Recovering male samesex friendships in the modern era introduction human beings are fundamentally social creatures, with complex rules and guidelines for social behavior and interactions. Aelred of rievaulxs doctrine on the mirror of charity. Aelred of rievaulx of spiritual friendship free download as word doc. In fact it is so noble, incredible and rare that one could say that he refers to intimacies between persons so great that contemporary culture would be inclined to describe such relations as being soul mates or kindred spirits. Spiritual friendship in 300 words spiritual friendship.
This short book was written in the form of a dialog between the author. Shortly after aelreds death in 1167 an account of his life was written by his pupil, walter daniel. Pdf aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship cistercian. Aelred of rievaulxs spiritual friendship is one of the most important treatises on friendship to emerge from the middle ages. The visit turned out to be the life, for aelred never returned to scotland. What therefore is more pleasant than to unite oneself to the spirit of another and the two to form one the conversation at first seems to be slow. As a cistercian monk in the middle ages, aelred of rievaulxs 11101167 life was likely filled with physical work and contemplative prayer. Aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship pdf may 17, 2019 by admin to send this article to your kindle, first ensure email protected is added to your approved personal document email list under your personal document settings on the manage your content and. Pdf download spiritual friendship free unquote books. All love, to aelred, is a participation in godlove that leads us to union. Patricia carroll ocso draws our attention to aelred of rievaulx, a cistercian saint and spiritual writer who specialised in writing about friendship as an image of. Ivo asks aelred if we could say of friendship what john, the intimate friend of jesus, says of charity, that god is friendship. During his abbacy he built rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, desiring to make it a mother of mercy to those in need. Joe trout, op, the preconference will provide a theological foundation for thinking about desire, the fall, and the sanctification of human love.
Download pdf spiritualfriends free online new books in. Here is my reading log from aelred of rievaulxs classic devotional book on spiritual friendship. These include his treatises on spiritual friendship and the mirror of charity, his rule for the recluse, various sermons and a life of edward the confessor. Download aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship cistercian fathers ebook free in pdf and epub format. Reading aelred of rievaulxs little treatise on spiritual friendship as an undergraduate was a lifechanging experience for me. Lets listen in on the soul talk and spiritual friendship that goes on between aelred and ivo an excerpt from spiritual friendship by aelred of rievaulx. Spiritual friendship by aelred of rievaulx 9780879079703. I handed out this highlight from aelred of rivaulx so people could see a the great flowering of medieval monastism on friendship. Unlike the other medieval spiritual authors such as st. The classic text with a spiritual commentary by dennis billy, c. One of the most essential aspects of what it means to be fully human is to have friends. Spiritual friendship, cistercian pubns 27 copy quote.
On spiritual friendship aelred of rievaulx download bok. Mar 26, 2020 aelred died in the winter of 7, probably on 12 january 17 at rievaulx. Spiritual friendship cistercian fathers book 5 kindle edition by aelred of rievaulx, dutton, marsha l. Among spiritual writers, i think that aelred of rievaulx has been largely overlooked. Jan 11, 2017 spiritual friendship practice inspired by st. Aelred based his conception of spiritual friendship on a metaphysics of the kiss.
From spiritual friendship by aelred of rievaulx, 3. Featuring ron belgau, matthew lee anderson, johanna finegan, and br. Here we are, you and i, and i hope that christ makes a third with us. Aelred is an inspiration for spiritual directors, counselors, friends, and parents. Read aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship cistercian fathers online, read in mobile or kindle. Aelred of rievaulx download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Friendship is that virtue by which spirits are bound by ties of love and sweetness and out of many are made one. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle.
Preoccupied with temporal advantages, it follows the purse. In friendship are joined honor and charm, truth and joy, sweetness and goodwill, affection and action. We can see the importance of those two works when we consider the contrast between the strict demeanor found in most monastic orders of that day, and that of st. Aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship pdf what is the.
Traditions of spiritual guidance aelred of rievaulx brendan callaghan 375 c istercian spirituality and christian friendship have each fea tured in traditions of spiritual guidance, 1 so for aelred to be treated in his own right might seem unnecessary. Aelred of rievaulx of spiritual friendship love religious. May 17, 2019 aelred of rievaulx spiritual friendship pdf may 17, 2019 by admin to send this article to your kindle, first ensure email protected is added to your approved personal document email list under your personal document settings on the manage your content and. Aelreds writings were highly regarded by contemporaries and are still greatly valued.
The mirror of charity, written at the beginning of his monastic life, and spiritual friendship, written near its end, form a set. The governing principle of worldly friendship is utility. Aelred, who permitted holding hands and showing other. No medicine is more valuable, none more efficacious, none better suited to the cure of all our temporal ills than a friend to whom we may turn for consolation in time of trouble, and with whom we may share our happiness in time of joy. We embrace very many with every affection, but yet in such a way that we do not admit them to. The treatise is a series of dialogues in which three monks join aelred to examine their ideas about. During his abbacy he built rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, desiring to make it a mother of mercy to those. Marsha l dutton the abbot of the english cistercian abbey of rievaulx from 11471167 explores the spiritual nature of human friendship, defining it as sacramental and as a vehicle for god to transmit his love to all. In short, monastic theology, like monastic friendship according to the exemplary account of aelred of rievaulx, is ideally a balanced activity of reason and will, profoundly christcentered, existentially grounded in both sensible and spiritual experience, and quintessentially expressed in. Aelred names four qualities in a spiritual friend, namely his capacity for fidelity a quality of stability through good times and bad, her intention what she expects from the friendship, discretion when and under what circumstances is it right to do and say certain things, and patience not only with the friend herself but also with. Aelred of rievaulx quotes author of spiritual friendship.
Aelred died in the winter of 11667, probably on 12 january 1167 at rievaulx. On july 26, 2018 from 15pm, spiritual friendship will host a preconference, immediately preceding the revoice conference in st. On spiritual friendship aelred of rievaulx download. Patricia carroll ocso draws our attention to aelred of rievaulx, a cistercian saint and spiritual writer who specialised in writing about friendship as an image of the relationship between god and each person. Spiritual friendship cistercian fathers book 5 kindle. True friendship, however, is grounded in christ and, like chastity, is a gift of gods grace. Aelred, a 12thcentury cistercian abbot, insists that we need to test our beliefs about friendship with scripture. Aelred was a twelfth century english cistercian monk, who. Working within a tradition that dates back to cicero and other classical authors, aelred ca. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Download pdf spiritualfriends free online new books.
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