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Friendship: Same-Sex Attracted, Single, and Aelred of Rievaulx
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Christians who are same-sex attracted but single find themselves in a hard theological space. If they are remaining single, they often don’t fit the mold of contemporary LGBTQ+ activism surrounding marriage. Yet they often also face discrimination and hostility from their Christian communities. Using the voices of contemporary same-sex attracted single people, as well as the twelfth-century monk Aelred of Rievaulx, I discuss the significance of spiritual friendship. Aelred developed his idea of spiritual friendship, which has been taken up by several LGBTQ+ single people as providing a helpful way forward. Spiritual friendship is also a great gift for the church and needs to be taken far more seriously.
Title: Friendship: Same-Sex Attracted, Single, and Aelred of Rievaulx
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Christians who are same-sex attracted but single find themselves in a hard theological space.
If they are remaining single, they often don’t fit the mold of contemporary LGBTQ+ activism surrounding marriage.
Yet they often also face discrimination and hostility from their Christian communities.
Using the voices of contemporary same-sex attracted single people, as well as the twelfth-century monk Aelred of Rievaulx, I discuss the significance of spiritual friendship.
Aelred developed his idea of spiritual friendship, which has been taken up by several LGBTQ+ single people as providing a helpful way forward.
Spiritual friendship is also a great gift for the church and needs to be taken far more seriously.
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