This book introduces us to St Bernard of Clairvaux through the lens of friendship. Close reading of Bernards 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 twelfthcentury monk, with his needs and joys, hopes and feelings of inadequacy, to our own experiences of relationship in our present world with its pressures and social media.Liz Carmichael, Emeritus Research Fellow, St Johns College, OxfordThis fascinating and intimate portrayal of Bernard will inspire anyone wishing to explore the essential place of spiritual friendships in forming true disciples of Christ.Nick Swanson, Baptist Union Church Minister Spiritual Direction trainer, Launde Abbey Team IPCS Pastoral Supervision tutorJennifer Campbells brilliance in the book is how she has curated original material from the letters and reflections of the monks that by and large speak for themselvesand yet speak directly into our own age. One cannot read the book and not have ones own experience touched and illumined by the deeply authentic wisdom it contains.Chris Blakeley, Director of the St Georges House Leadership Fellows Programme at Windsor Castle, Spiritual Direction Tutor

Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Waverley Abbey Trust; Classification: BGH; Weight: 472 g; Dimensions: 154 x 230 x 23

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