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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1160–1165

Latin

Spiritual Friendship

De Spiritali Amicitia

Aelred of Rievaulx · 1110–1167

A dialogue rewriting Cicero on friendship for the cloister, arguing that a friend is the guardian of love, and that God is friendship.

Cistercian · DialogueRead elsewhere