In Search of Friendship: Lessons from a Monastic Tradition

by Jennifer Campbell

This book introduces us to St Bernard of Clairvaux through the lens of friendship. Close reading of Bernard's writings, not least of his letters, brings out the humanity of the saint and reveals the role of human friendship in his life. The author shows how similar are the experiences of this twelfth-century monk, with his needs and joys, hopes and feelings of inadequacy, to our own experiences of relationship in our present world with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178951388X
• ISBN13: 9781789513882
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Waverley Abbey Resources
• Length: 224 Pages