Aelred the peacemaker : the public life of a Cistercian abbot - Truax, Jean, 1947-; Aelredus Rievallensis, 1110-1167. (Collegeville, Minnesota : Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, 2017)
Introduction: The three lives of Aelred of Rievaulx -- Precedents: In the footsteps of Saint Bernard -- Son of the north: Aelred in context -- Friends and rivals: Aelred and his neighbors -- Brothers and sisters in Christ: Aelred and the care of women -- A time for peace: Aelred of Rievaulx and the end of the Anglo-Norman civil war -- Behind the scences: Aelred of Rievaulx, the Lords of Galloway, and the Kings of Scotland -- Trusted counselor: Aelred of Rievaulx and King Henry II -- The wrong side of history: Aelred, Rievaulx, and Thomas Becket -- Conclusion: Aelred of Rievaulx: politician and peacemaker -- Appendix 1. Chronological table -- Appendix 2. Abbot Aelred of Rievaulx's letter to Gilbert, Venerable Bishop of London / translated by R. Jacob McDonie -- Appendix 3. Aelred's homily for the Feast of Saint Katherine of Alexandria / translated by Marie Anne Mayeski -- Appendix 4. Sermon for the translation of the relics of Edward the Confessor / translated by Tom Licence -- Appendix 5. A letter from Rievaulx to Archbishop Thomas Becket / translated by Jean Truax.
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Keywords: Aelredus Rievallensis, -- 1110-1167.; Aelredus Rievallensis, -- 1110-1167.; Cistercians -- Biography; Christian saints -- England -- Biography; England; Biography