num_pages: 144
description: Throughout his life, Aelred took great joy in his friends and he believed that by loving and being loved by them, we learn to accept and return God's infinitely greater and enduring love. Real friendship always includes a third person, the Lord Jesus.
language: English
title: Spiritual Friendship
titlecomplete: Spiritual Friendship (Cistercian Fathers 5)
characters: Aelred of Rievaulx
genres: Christian, Spirituality, Medieval, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Catholic, Nonfiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 489
places: Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England
publisher: Cistercian Pubns