{"product_id":"mirror-of-charity-volume-17-9780879077174","title":"Mirror of Charity, Volume 17","description":"\u003cp\u003eAelred 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Charity\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a solid theology of the cistercian life. Aelred's deep knowledge of Scripture, his joy in his brethren, and his love of Christ shine from every page. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, written at the beginning of his monastic life, and \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, written near its end, form a set. Together they demonstrate both the consistency of his teaching and his unswerving love of God in Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879077174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d","brand":"Aelred, Aelred of Rievaulx","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645590499484,"sku":"9780879077174","price":31.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a6bfaa33-7476-420e-998b-99c04cdfe413.jpg?v=1603861536","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mirror-of-charity-volume-17-9780879077174","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}