Aelred of Rievaulx

THE PASTORAL PRAYER of Saint Aelred of Rievaulx

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This short but brilliant work from Saint Aelred is now available from Akenside Press. You can read it online or download the complete PDF. It simply takes my breath away, which perhaps comes off in the Publisher’s Foreword I wrote: There are those works from the 2,000-year-old treasure of Christian literature that so burn with … Read more

Martin Thornton’s Ressourcement Syllabus

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[from the appendix to English Spirituality: An Outline of Ascetical Theology According to the English Pastoral Tradition, rev. ed. 1986.] A Course of Study in Ascetical Theology for Parish Priests and Theological Students of the Anglican Communion After delivering lectures on this and kindred subjects, I am invariably asked for a “reading list” by those of … Read more