Christian Friendship: Engaging the Tradition Transforming the Culture

In response to a contemporary cultural situation in which human dignity is gravely threatened Christian Friendship proposes a recovery of friendship as new way of reestablishing the interpersonal communion that characterizes the human person created in the image of God. The author seeks to recover a genuine understanding of friendship by exploring ancient philosophy and the Catholic theological tradition. By examining the writings of Plato Aristotle Cicero Augustine Anselm and others Christian Friendship proposes a new way for Catholics to address the cultural issues besetting the Christian community today.