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10 best books like The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages (Joan D. Chittister): Modern Man in Search of a Soul, The Undiscovered Self, The Cloister Walk, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally, Gratefulness, The Heart Of Prayer: An Approach To Life In Fullness, He: Understanding Masculine Psychology, Honest to God, The Sacred Depths of Nature, Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth, The Divine Milieu

Modern Man in Search of a Soul
AuthorC.G. Jung
ISBN0156612062
A provocative and enlightening look at spiritual unease and its contribution to the void in modern civilization

Considered by many to be one of the most important books in the field of psychology, Modern Man in Search of a Soul is a comprehensive introduction to the thought of Carl Gustav Jung....
The Undiscovered Self
AuthorC.G. Jung
ISBN0451217322
In his classic, provocative work, Dr. Carl Jung-one of psychiatry's greatest minds-argues that the future depends on our ability to resist society's mass movements. Only by understanding our unconscious inner nature-"the undiscovered self"-can we gain the self-knowledge that is antithetical...
The Cloister Walk
AuthorKathleen Norris
ISBN1573225843
Why would a married woman with a thoroughly Protestant background and often more doubt than faith be drawn to the ancient practice of monasticism, to a community of celibate men whose days are centered around a rigid schedule of prayer, work, and scripture? This is the question that poet Kathleen Norris...
Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously but Not Literally
AuthorMarcus J. Borg
ISBN0060609192
Many Christians mistakenly believe that their only choice is either to reconcile themselves to a fundamentalist reading of scripture (a "literal-factual" approach) or to simply reject the Bible as something that could bring meaning and value into their lives. In Reading the Bible Again for the First...
Gratefulness, The Heart Of Prayer: An Approach To Life In Fullness
AuthorDavid Steindl-Rast
ISBN0809126281
Although I do not feel I am a Christian, I found this book illuminating and inspiring. It was also thought provoking, really giving me some things to think about. It reminded me how beautiful Christianity can be. Gratitude and surprise, prayer, faith, hope, love - these were explored in the light of Christianity...
He: Understanding Masculine Psychology
AuthorRobert A. Johnson
ISBN0060963964
“Entertaining, informative, thought-provoking, mysterious, poetic. Men who read it will surely learn much about themselves, and women—particularly those who are unfortunately misled into thinking of men as “the enemy”—will find it a real eye-opener.”—Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse,...
Honest to God
AuthorJohn A.T. Robinson
ISBN0664244653
A LAUGH, A SONG, AND A HAND GRENADE

John Robinson was a Bishop, no less, and this little hand grenade of a book was published in 1963, and can be bracketed with The Silent Spring (1962), The Feminine Mystique (1963) and Lady Chatterley's Lover (finally published in 1960) – all books which kickstarted...
The Sacred Depths of Nature
AuthorUrsula Goodenough
ISBN0195136292
This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity. Looking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, Goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general...
Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
AuthorRobert A. Johnson
ISBN0062504312
Just excellent. Why did it take me so long to find this book? I've always admired Robert Johnson's memoir, BALANCING HEAVEN AND EARTH. This text should be required reading for anyone working with dreams or the imagination as part of their spiritual journey.

"In fact, no one "makes up" anything...
The Divine Milieu
AuthorPierre Teilhard de Chardin
ISBN0060937254
The essential companion to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's The Phenomenom of Man, The Divine Milieu expands on the spiritual message so basic to his thought. He shows how man's spiritual life can become a participation in the destiny of the universe.

Teilhard de Chardin -- geologist, priest,...
Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Soul Work for a Vital, Authentic Life
AuthorConnie Zweig
ISBN0345417402
Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore, but which can erupt in hurtful ways. As therapists Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf show in this landmark book, the shadow can actually be a source of emotional...
How to Think Theologically
AuthorHoward W. Stone
ISBN0800638182
An outstanding introduction for college, seminary, and lay readers, this second edition of the 1996 volume has been fully updated and expanded with new resources, examples, vignettes, diagnostic exercisess, and case studies. Addressing the how and why of theological sources, moves, and methods,...
Thoughts in Solitude
AuthorThomas Merton
ISBN0374513252
Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who...
Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary
AuthorMonks of Saint John's Abbey
ISBN0814637027
Benedictine Daily Prayer provides an everyday edition of the Divine Office for people who desire to pray with the church in a simple manner. Based on fifteen hundred years of liturgical prayer within the Benedictine monastic tradition, Benedictine Daily Prayer offers a rich diet of classic office...
Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey
AuthorMark Allan Powell
This beautifully written and engaging survey offers an up-to-date New Testament introduction for undergraduate students and general readers. Powell presents disputed and controversial issues fairly, neither dictating conclusions nor privileging skepticism over faith-based perspectives....
The Spirituality Of The Gospels
AuthorStephen C. Barton
ISBN1565631471
This serves as not only an introduction to aspects of Christian spirituality in the four Gospels (plus some attention to Acts), but also as an engaging introduction to the four Gospel narratives themselves. Barton's thesis is that the Gospels are the foundation texts for Christianity; they present...
A Guide to Living in the Truth: St. Benedict's Teaching on Humility
AuthorMichael Casey
ISBN0764807390
This book shows us how humility brings a basic happiness that is able to cope with difficulties and sorrows. Casey translates the ancient wisdom of Saint Benedict into the modern arena of capitalistic competition. He also demonstrates how people must stop regarding others as rivals and be content...
How to Be a Monastic and Not Leave Your Day Job: An Invitation to Oblate Life
AuthorBenet Tvedten
ISBN1557254494
Dorothy Day was an oblate while she lived in the heart of New York City. So was the French poet, Paul Claudel. Kathleen Norris is an oblate, and so was Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman in Europe to earn a Ph.D. What connects them all? There are at least ten thousand oblates in the United States...
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