Title

Introduction

Conceptual Framework

Initiation of the Friendship - the "Selection" or "Choice" Stage

Development of the Friendship - the "Probation" and "Admission" Stages

Emerging Tensions in the Friendship, Divergent Outlooks and a Delayed "Probationary" Stage

Growing Estrangement and Alienation - an Absence of the Fourth Stage: "Perfect Harmony"

Attempts at Reconciliation and Harmony

The Failure of the Friendship to reach Aelred's Ultimate Stage of Spiritual Friendship - "Perfection in Christ" and Some General Conclusions

Bibliography

Endnotes