Aelred of Rievaulx

ISBN 10: 0879077174 / ISBN 13: 9780879077174

Published by Cistercian Publications, Incorporated

About this Item

pp. 332.

Seller Inventory # 262211946

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aelred of Rievaulx
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications, Incorporated
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879077174
• ISBN 13: 9780879077174
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Aelred of Rievaulx possessed a personal charm which drew friends and disciples naturally to him. His own experience of human weakness in a worldly life at the court of King David of Scotland made him sensitive to the doctrine of charity which he found among cistercian monks.

The Mirror of Charity gives us a solid theology of the cistercian life. Aelred's deep knowledge of Scripture, his joy in his brethren, and his love of Christ shine from every page. Because the divine nature is love, as the Bible tells us, directing our love to God-love conforms us to the image of God that has been lost through sin. All love, to Aelred, is a participation in God-love that leads us to union.

The Mirror of Charity, written at the beginning of his monastic life, and Spiritual Friendship, written near its end, form a set. Together they demonstrate both the consistency of his teaching and his unswerving love of God in Christ.

About the Author

Elizabeth Connor (1926-2019), earned an M.A. in Classics at the John Hopkins University before entering the Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil in Québec, where she served as formation director and prioress.