kcmasong's review against another edition
5.0
A book that emerges from the dark walls of Benedictine monastic life at the beginning of the Middle Ages, yet this timeless religious classic on spiritual friendship still echoes relevantly to our age. Written in the 12th century, the abbot Aelred of Rievaulx speaks eloquently of the kind of life that characterizes those called in the brotherhood of religious community, yet the very same wisdom that comes from him speaks significantly in our age where relationships have become characterized by utility and impermanence. His notion of spiritual friendship is one of marital nature that breaks the boundary of race, gender and even of age. A must read for those seeking meaningful and intimate relationships that are more than skin deep.
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