For more information about this project, click here. The beloved disciple, his virgin head nestled as aelred would have it in the flowers of jesuss virgin breast, would serve for centuries as an icon of masculine love, testimony from the gospels to set against the negative prohibitions of paul, and a comfort to. Aelred of rievaulx was among the first generation of spiritual cistercian authors, including bernard of clairvaux, william of st. Aelred has a natural sufficiency, intensity, and community model rather than a lack, illusory fulfillment, and hierarchy model. In his treatise on spiritual friendship, aelred of rievaulx, a 12thcentury cistercian abbot, insists that we need to test our beliefs about friendship with scripture.
He succeded, to the extent of being made master of the household of the king of scotland. Spiritual friendship is contrasted with carnal or worldly friendship in this work. The life of saint edward, king and confessor saint aelred. Introduction et texte critique par dom anselme hoste. On the same occasion, aelred undertook to write the life of st. A scholarly resource for the study of womens religious communities from 400 to 1600 ce. I went to rievaulx out of gratitude for that witness.
Aelred of rievaulx was an heir of saxons living under norman rule, a native speaker of english daily speaking french and latin, a descendant of generations of married priests in an age when priests were forbidden to wed, an english monk in a french order, an abbot bred to service in the church but trained for service in the court. Lewis institute founder of regent college, professor of spiritual theology retired, and lecturer at wycliffe hall, oxford university profiles in faith elred of rievaulx was born at hexham, an area considered remote in todays. This book is a gift for an instructor trying to write a syllabus, and a student who mastered it would be ready for further steps in academia. Jan 12, 2015 known best for his treatises on spiritual friendship and the mirror of charity, in which he sketched a vision for monastic community, aelred has become the unofficial patron saint of friendship, owing to his powerful depiction of the spiritual fruitfulness of samesex love. Two english versions by ayto, john and alexandra barratt, eds oxford university press, 1984. Rievaulx, ruined cistercian abbey, ryedale district, administrative county of north yorkshire, historic county of yorkshire, england. Shortly afterwards, on october, 1163, the new saints body was solemnly enshrined in westminster abbey. Aelred of rievaulxs doctrine on the mirror of charity.
Gay people in western europe from the beginning of the christian era to the fourteenth century university of chicago press, 1980. And here is my memory of visiting the ruin of rievaulx abbey a. Aelred of rievaulx by aelred of rievaulx overdrive rakuten. Edward the confessor by aelred of rievaulx, jerome bertram translator online at alibris. The life and works of aelred of rievaulx by logan phillips. Weekly assignments each week students will write a 250 word essay on the weekly readings that will. Coursework should be submitted directly to the professorinstructor for campus and learning center students or to. See the additional assignment guidelines section of this syllabus for a grading rubric. If i could not by some signs make him a friend, i should prefer to have no one at all than to have such a one. In 1147 he became abbot of rievaulx, a post which he held until his death of kidney disease twenty years later.
In the case of illness there must be a doctors note. He succeeded, to the extent of being made master of the household of the king of scotland. Nov 10, 2018 aelred of rievaulx abbot 12 january 1167 aelred was born in 1109 at durham, and was sent to the scottish court for an education that would ensure his future as a noble and courtier. He is regarded by anglicans and catholics as a saint. A lmighty god, you endowed the abbot aelred with the gift of christian friendship and the wisdom to lead others in the way of holiness. Today is the feast day of aelred of rievaulx, often called the patron saint of friendship.
But suppose there were one person, whose language you did not know, of whose customs you were ignorant, whose love and heart lay concealed from you. Aelred of rievaulx abbot 12 january 1167 aelred was born in 1109 at durham, and was sent to the scottish court for an education that would ensure his future as a noble and courtier. Irish including eriugena to wm of st thierry and aelred of rievaulx session 4 maximus, icons and the triumph of orthodoxy session 5. But in his early twenties, while on a mission to york on behalf of the archbishop at the time, aelred encountered a new monastery at rievaulx in the county of yorkshire. An extremely competent administrator of rievaulx, a vast yorkshire abbey in northern england, yet even more a spiritual father to hundreds of men, had we met aelred we would identify him with pope john xxiii or carlo martini, the archbishop of milan, italy. Head monk which set of words best described aelred as a boy. Aelred of rievaulx by aelred of rievaulx overdrive. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. If internal political wrangles werent bad enough the monks of byland they moved the name with them also had to drain marshes and cope with those. The life and writings of aelred of rievaulx 111067 provide some of. Aelred was a monastic who wrote a guidebook about the selection and cultivation of spiritual friendships. Edward, and this is the text now first presented in english. During his abbacy he built rievaulx into a place of spiritual welcome and physical prosperity, desiring to make it a mother of mercy to those in need. A study cistercian studies hardcover april 1, 1981.
Aelred was born in hexham, northumbria, in 1110, one of three sons of eilaf, priest of st andrews at hexham, himself a son of another eilaf, treasurer of durham. Adel fiske, aelred of rievaulx s idea of friendship thomas aquinas, questions on love and charity montaigne, of friendship francis bacon, of friendship kant, lecture on friendship ralph waldo emerson, friendship nuha alshaar, friendship in the political thought of altawhidi and his contemporaries. Spiritual friendship cistercian fathers series 9780879072056 by aelred of rievaulx and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Patricia carroll ocso draws our attention to aelred of rievaulx, a cistercian saint and spiritual writer who specialised in writing about friendship as an image of the relationship between god and each person. Dutton leiden boston for use by the author only 2017 koninklijke brill nv. It is amazing to me how much has changed in regards to friendship since aelred of rievaulx wrote spiritual friendship. His sermons and treatises reflect aelred the monk, the novice. Aelred, abbot of the yorkshire cistercian abbey of rievaulx from 1147 to 1167, wrote six spiritual treatises, seven historical treatises, and 182 liturgical sermons, most of which he delivered as chapter talks to his monks. Bibl4317 survey of the book of revelation syllabus ryrie. Aelred of rievaulx 11101167 friend and counselor by james m. On this occasion the honor of preparing the sermon was given to aelred, the revered abbot of rievaulx. Spiritual friendship in 300 words spiritual friendship. The readings, as well as an electronic copy of this syllabus, will be found under the resources tab. From spiritual friendship by aelred of rievaulx, 3.
In 1095, the council of claremont had forbidden the ordination of the sons of priests. The case was sent to aelred of rievaulx for judgement. An extremely competent administrator of rievaulx, a vast yorkshire abbey in northern. Some of the most noteworthy books contributing to a history of sexuality for our courses interests are. That books theme, aelreds confidence in gods infinite love, also underlies this one.
Sommerfeldts new book on the thought of aelred, the great twelfthcentury abbot of rievaulx, complements his 2004 book, aelred of rievaulx. Aelred lived a millennium ago, his life and writings have a distinctively contemporary feel. Aelred, a 12thcentury cistercian abbot, insists that we need to test our beliefs about friendship with scripture. Aelred of rievaulx, 11101167 feast day january 12 printer friendly. Aelred of rievaulx, for your own people pastoral prayer, trans. No medicine is more valuable, none more efficacious, none better suited to the cure of all our temporal ills than a friend to whom we may turn for consolation in time of trouble, and with whom we may share our happiness in time of joy. The treatise is a series of dialogues in which three monks join aelred to examine their ideas about friendship in. Aelred of rievaulx quotes author of spiritual friendship.
Men, women, and sexual renunciation in early christianity. June 25, 20 4 extension without penalty is granted in cases of a death in the family or personal illness. After all, this twelfthcentury abbot of a cistercian community in yorkshire is. It has been about 900 years, so i shouldnt be so surprised. And, the differences are plain to see as one reads. Monastic matrix is an ongoing collaborative effort by an international group of scholars of medieval history, religion, history of art, archaeology, religion, and other disciplines, as well as librarians and experts in computer technology. An illiterate, or a true master of spiritual teaching. These readings should be printed out and brought to class for reference during lectures and discussions. Aelred of rievaulx, abbot society of archbishop justus. Do not cite wo permission aelred of rievaulx, spiritual friendship. The book club that i am a part of recently read and discussed this work and i was surprised to hear that very few people felt that it was relevant to their relationships or even all that interesting.
Aelred of rievaulx 11101167 was a twelfthcentury cistercian abbot and wellknown spiritual writer, whose treatise spiritual friendship, is widely considered a classic of christian spirituality. Jan 12, 2011 aelred, abbot of rievaulx, 1167 this feast is a welcomed one, and i will be happy to live with it even if nothing is changed from its present makeup. Aelred was born in 1109 at durham, and was sent to the scottish court for an education that would ensure his future as a noble and courtier. Pdf the sacramentality of community in aelred of rievaulx. We invite you to read about this commemoration, use the collect and lessons in prayer, whether individually or in corporate worship, then tell us what you think. Adel fiske, aelred of rievaulxs idea of friendship. Keep the eyes of the soul always fixed on the serene patience of your beloved lord and saviour saturday, mar 19 2011. Affectivity in the spiritual writings of aelred of rievaulx. John boswell, christianity, social tolerance, and homosexuality. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
There have been suggestions that aelred may have been conflicted by his sexuality. A companion to aelred of rievaulx 11101167 edited by marsha l. Speculum caritatis the mirror of charity, which aelred wrote at bernards insistence, is a. Stock publishers 7jtjupvs8fctjufbuxxx xjqgboetupdl dpn. How good, how delightful it is to live as brothers together. Aelred served as what at rievaulx prior to being the abbot.
Rievaulx is in an isolated, cold, wet part of the world. From line of married priests in north of england in late 11th century. Spiritual friendship monastic studies aelred of rievaulx on. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Campuslearning center students will submit all assignments according to the schedule as outlined in the syllabus. That books theme, aelred s confidence in gods infinite love, also underlies this one. Spiritual friendship is today the best known and perhaps most influential of the thirteen surviving works of aelred, abbot of the great english cistercian abbey of rievaulx from 1147 1167. It probably helped that abbot aelred was friends with the abbot of byland at that time. Mar 09, 2015 there have been suggestions that aelred may have been conflicted by his sexuality. The life of saint edward, king and confessor saint. Divg 1,2, 3 class writing 65% of the final grade a. I turn to aelred of rievaulx for an introductory vignette to this essay that illuminates the. As an early patron of rievaulx known to bernard of clairvaux, david may have guided aelred there. Adel fiske, aelred of rievaulxs idea of friendship thomas aquinas, questions on love and charity montaigne, of friendship francis bacon, of friendship kant, lecture on friendship ralph waldo emerson, friendship nuha alshaar, friendship in the political thought of altawhidi and his contemporaries.
Reading aelred of rievaulx s little treatise on spiritual friendship as an undergraduate was a lifechanging experience for me. The course syllabus will be available to the class at the beginning of the course. Dialogue on the soul 9780879072223 by aelred of rievaulx, c. Aelred of rievaulx, spiritual friendship aelred of reivaulx, the mirror of charity, book 3 adel fiske, aelred of rievaulxs idea of friendship thomas aquinas, questions on love and charity montaigne, of friendship francis bacon, of friendship kant, lecture on friendship ralph waldo emerson, friendship. Dutton, professor of medieval literature and director of graduate studies in english at ohio university, is a longtime student of the works of aelred of rievaulx and of other twelfthcentury cistercian writers. Regular attendance, preparation of readings, and participation 20% 2. On spiritual friendship aelred of rievaulx download. Aelred s entry into rievaulx was facilitated by his planning and influential friends.
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