Spiritual Friendship: Learning to Be Friends with God and One Another

Translation Notes This edition of Aelred’s Spiritual Friendship would not be possible without the English translation completed by Dr. Mark Williams, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Calvin College. Williams’ translation includes helpful scholarly resources including extensive notes and several explanatory essays. I have not included Williams’ footnotes, although this edition’s notes often include information gleaned from Williams. Interested readers should consult Williams’ original work. Aelred of Rievaulx’s Spiritual Friendship . Translated by Mark F. Williams. Scranton, PA: University of Scranton Press, 2002. Williams’ translation was made from the critical Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediævalis (CCCM) Latin edition edited by C. H. Talbot and Anselm Hoste. This Sacred Roots Spiritual Classic edition of Spiritual Friendship also made extensive use of the CCCM text.

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