Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian by Wesley Hill. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2015. Summary: This is an exploration of the place of friendship in the life of the Christian, particularly its importance for those who chose, either because of sexual orientation, or other reasons to live celibate, chaste lives. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Spiritual Friendship
Spiritual Friendship
Christian Devotional Classics: Spiritual Friendship
Aelred of Rievaulx (1110 – 1167) on Spiritual Friendship St. Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167) was a twelfth-century Cistercian abbot and well-known spiritual writer, whose treatise "Spiritual Friendship," is widely considered a classic of Christian spirituality. Inspired by Roman statesman and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero's philosophical dialogue, "On Friendship," Aelred approaches his subject from a decidedly religious standpoint, examining both the theoretical and practical aspects of friendship in the light of … [Read more...] about Christian Devotional Classics: Spiritual Friendship