Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening
10 best books like Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening (Cynthia Bourgeault): Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith, Interior Castle, The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation, The Seven Storey Mountain, My Life with the Saints, The Cloud of Unknowing, Revelations of Divine Love, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
| Author | Richard J. Foster |
| ISBN | 0060628391 |
Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978.
In Celebration of Discipline, Foster explores the "classic Disciplines,"...
| Author | Barbara Brown Taylor |
| ISBN | 0060872632 |
By now I expected to be a seasoned parish minister, wearing black clergy shirts grown gray from frequent washing. I expected to love the children who hung on my legs after Sunday morning services until they grew up and had children of their own. I even expected to be buried wearing the same red vestments...
| Author | Teresa of Ávila |
| ISBN | 0385036434 |
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castle describes the seven stages of union with God. Using everyday language to explain difficult theological concepts, Teresa of Avila compares the contemplative life to a castle with seven chambers. Tracing the passage of the soul through each...
The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 1629117293 |
Invitation to a Dance
The Trinity is supposed to be the central, foundational doctrine of our entire Christian belief system, yet we're often told that we shouldn't attempt to understand it because it is a "mystery." Should we presume to try to breach this mystery? If we could, how would it transform...
The Seven Storey Mountain
| Author | Thomas Merton |
| ISBN | 0156010860 |
A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century. This edition contains an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a note to the reader by biographer William H. Shannon. It tells of the growing...
| Author | James Martin |
| ISBN | 0829420010 |
One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year
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Winner of a Christopher Award
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Winner of a Catholic Press Association Book Award
Meet some surprising friends of God in this warm and wonderful memoir
James Martin has led an entirely modern life: from a lukewarm...
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0060737751 |
Widely considered a hallmark of Western literature and spirituality, The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous English monk’s sublime expression of what separates God from humanity. Originally written in the 14th century, now part of the HarperCollins Spiritual classics series, this beautiful...
Revelations of Divine Love
| Author | Julian of Norwich |
| ISBN | 0140446737 |
One of the first woman authors, Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Love a remarkable work of revelatory insight, that stands alongside The Cloud of Unknowing and Piers Plowman as a classic of Medieval religious literature
After fervently praying for a greater understanding...
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 0824525434 |
For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity...
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home
| Author | Richard J. Foster |
| ISBN | 0060628464 |
Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions,...
Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
| Author | Brennan Manning |
| ISBN | 1576833348 |
Many Christians feel broken and angry but don't think they can express these real feelings around others--or to God. So we put on a mask to hide our identity. Feelings of embarrassment and shame make us hide from the One who truly loves us. Author Brennan Manning encourages you to let go of this stressful,...
The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
| Author | Henri J.M. Nouwen |
| ISBN | 0060663308 |
Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for the well-springs that nourish true ministry in his classic The Way of the Heart. Interweaving the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary...
The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 1524762091 |
Richard Rohr, one of the world's most influential spiritual thinkers, delivers his long-awaited book on Jesus. In this radical message of hope, Rohr shows how "Jesus" + "Christ" reveal the divine wholeness at the heart of things--and what that means for every one of us.
In his decades as a globally...
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 0470907754 |
A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think...
The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 0824519507 |
In this book Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert explain the enneagram, an ancient personality test used first by Christian ascetics and monks and later by Muslim sufis. It divides people into nine personality types which can be described by their primary need ("need to be perfect", "need to succeed", etc.),...
The Year Money Grew on Trees
| Author | Aaron Hawkins |
| ISBN | 0547279779 |
With frostbitten fingers, sleepless nights and sore muscles, 14-year-old Jackson Jones and his posse of cousins discover the lost art of winging it when they take over an orchard of 300 wild apple trees. They know nothing about pruning or irrigation or pest control, but figure it out they must—if...
| Author | Ronald Rolheiser |
| ISBN | 0385494181 |
Ronald Rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel...
| Author | Thomas Keating |
| ISBN | 0826406963 |
First published in 1986 and in print--and immensely popular--ever since, Open Mind, Open Heart, by the Trappist Monk Thomas Keating, remains one of the best introductions to a specifically Christian form of meditation. Father Keating gives the reader an overview of what contemplative prayer both...
| Author | Brian D. McLaren |
| ISBN | 0340995459 |
Once again, McLaren has found a way to put words to experiences that one would never think of for the topic of a book. There have been experiences throughout my spiritual formation that I have consciously thought about and assessed without really being able to articulate out loud. Multiple times throughout...
| Author | Gerald G. May |
| ISBN | 0060750553 |
A distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counsellor and bestselling author shows how the dark sides of the spiritual life are a vital ingredient in deep, authentic, healthy spirituality.
Gerald G. May, MD, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark...
| Author | James Finley |
| ISBN | 0877930414 |
This excels my expectations and then some. I appreciate and reveled in the concepts and deep spiritual analysis of what comprises the true self as opposed to the false self. This quote struck a cord in me:
"We run and run in our squirrel cage, thinking the constant squeaking of the wheel of our...
| Author | Martin Laird |
| ISBN | 0195307607 |
Sitting in stillness, the practice of meditation, and the cultivation of awareness are commonly thought to be the preserves of Hindus and Buddhists. Martin Laird shows that the Christian tradition of contemplation has its own refined teachings on using a prayer word to focus the mind, working with...
| Author | Henri J.M. Nouwen |
| ISBN | 0060754737 |
Spiritual Direction gives us the unique and unrivaled experience of having Henri Nouwen as our personal spiritual director, answering our questions about the spiritual life in his wise, comfortable, and engaging style. With Nouwen's guidance, we can reorient our lives and open the door to true spiritual...
| Author | Richard J. Foster |
| ISBN | 0060628227 |
The author of the bestselling celebration of discipline explores the great traditions of Christian spirituality and their role in spiritual renewal today.
In this landmark work, Foster examines the "streams of living water" –– the six dimensions of faith and practice that define Christian...
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 0824519957 |
This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an understanding of themselves that is rooted in their connection to God. Only when they rest in God can they find the certainty and the freedom to become all that they can...
The Spirit of the Disciplines : Understanding How God Changes Lives
| Author | Dallas Willard |
| ISBN | 0060694424 |
How to Live as Jesus LivedDallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to...
Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 1118303598 |
Dissolve the distractions of ego to find our authentic selves in God In his bestselling book Falling Upward, Richard Rohr talked about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity. But if there's a False Self, is there also a True Self? What is it? How is it found? Why does it matter?...
| Author | Barbara A. Holmes |
| ISBN | 0800636430 |
"Contemplation is not confined to designated and institutional sacred places... Some sacred places bear none of the expected characteristics. The fact that we prefer stained glass windows, pomp and circumstance... has nothing to do with the sacred."
Barbara Holmes' JOY UNSPEABLE is a...
When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
| Author | John Piper |
| ISBN | 1581346522 |
We all want to experience liberating, love-producing, risk-taking satisfaction in God. But the reality is that we often struggle to find, and hold onto, true and lasting joy—even when we have embraced the good news of God’s grace. So we face a crucial question: What should I do when I don’t desire...
| Author | Mike Lupica |
| ISBN | 0399256075 |
From the #1 bestselling author of Heat, Travel Team and Million-Dollar Throw comes a story of every football kid’s dream come true.
12-year-old Charlie is a fantasy football guru. He may be just a bench warmer for his school's football team, but when it comes to knowing and loving...
