Aelred of Rievaulx
Lauren Winner joins host Karen Wright Marsh to consider relationship advice from 12th century abbot Aelred of Rievaulx.
Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167) guided monks living a cloistered communal life, far back in the misty medieval past. His teachings on authentic spiritual friendship still ring true in today’s secular, sexualized, commercialized, technology-driven world where friendship, like much of life, feels more complex than ever.
Guest Lauren Winner is an author, historian, Episcopal priest and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School. She writes and lectures on Christian practice, the history of Christianity in America, and Jewish–Christian relations. Lauren has appeared on PBS’s “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” She has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today.
To learn more Karen recommends:
Aelred of Rievaulx: The Way of Friendship (Spirituality Through the Ages Series)
Selected writings by Aelred edited by Basil Pennington
And Lauren Winner’s books:
Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life
Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline
Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis
Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God
The Dangers of Christian Practice
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