The Mirror of Charity
  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

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. 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.

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Yes, you can access The Mirror of Charity by Aelred of Rievaulx, Charles Dumont OCSO, Elizabeth Connor OCSO in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Religion. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781463218300
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. Table of Abbreviations
  3. Translator's Preface
  4. Introduction. AELRED OF RIEVAULX: HIS LIFE AND WORKS
  5. A Letter of Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux to Abbot Aelred
  6. The Preface of Abbot Aelred
  7. The Titles of the Chapters of Book One
  8. The Titles of the Chapters of Book Two
  9. The Titles of the Chapters of Book Three
  10. BOOK ONE
  11. BOOK TWO
  12. BOOK THREE
  13. TABLE OF SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES