num_pages: 140
description: Aelred of the Spiritual Friendship is one of the most important treatises on friendship to emerge from teh middle ages.  Working within a tradition that dates back to Cicero and other classical authors, Aelred (ca. 1110-67) discusses friendship from the perspective of Christian theology.
language: English
title: Aelred of Rievaulx: Spiritual Friendship, a new translation
titlecomplete: Aelred of Rievaulx: Spiritual Friendship, a new translation
characters: Aelred of Rievaulx
genres: Christian, Spirituality, Medieval, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Catholic, Nonfiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 489
places: Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England
publisher: University of Scranton Press