A Friend in God

Friendships can be spiritually powerful as well as personally uplifting. In fact, good friendships can deepen your love for God. Aelred, a monk of Rievaulx, knows from experience what good Christian friendships are, and teaches you how to build them and how to avoid common mistakes. For years, Aelred made friendship an essential part of his Christian life. When he looked at the results, he found that the fruit was very good. In this book he distills what he learned about his own experience of friendship. He also draws from three great sources of wisdom: Holy Scripture, the Church Fathers (especially Saint Augustine) and the classical Roman author Cicero. In this new translation, Aelred’s words and experiences come alive. Aelred (1109-1167) was an abbot of the Cistercian monks at Rievaulx Monastery in Yorkshire, England. Translator Tom Noe is an author and editor in South Bend, IN.