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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND DISCERNMENT

Aguilar, Mario. Contemplating God, Changing the World. New York: Seabury Books, 2008.

 

Alkire, Sabina. What can one person do?: Faith to heal a Broken World. New York: Church Publishing, 2005.

 

Anderson, Carol. Knowing Jesus in your Life. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 1995.

 

Ashbrook, R. Mansions of the Heart: Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009.

 

Au, Wilkie and Noreen Cannon, The Discerning Heart: Exploring the Christian Path. Mahwah: Paulist, 2006.

 

Cain, Susan. Quiet. New York: Random House, 2012.

 

Coffin, William Sloan. Letters to a Young Doubter. Louisville: WJK Press, 2005.

Das, Lama Surya. Letting Go of The Person You Used to Be: Lessons in Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation. New York: Broadway Books, 2003.

 

Dougherty, Rose Mary. Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening. Mahwah: Paulist, 2009.

 

Dunne, Tad. Spiritual Exercises For Today: A Contemporary Presentation of the Classic Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1991.

 

Farnham, Susan et al. Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community. New York: Church Publishing, 2011.

 

Farrington, Debra K. Hearing with the Heart: A Gentle Guide for Discerning God's Will for Your Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

 

Friedman, Edwin. What are you going to do with your life?: Unpublished Writings and Diaries. New York, N.Y: Seabury Books, 2009.

 

Friend, Howard. Gifts of an Uncommon Life: The Practice of Contemplative Activism. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2008

 

Gallagher, Timothy. The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living. New York: Crossroad, 2005.

 

Gittins, Anthony. Come, Follow Me: The Commandments of Jesus: Invitations to Discipleship. Liguori, Mo: Liguori Publications, 2004.

 

Goldman, Caren. Across the Threshold, Into the Questions: Discovering Jesus, Finding Self. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub, 2008.

 

Liebert, Elizabeth M. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Louisville: John Knox, 2008.

 

McLaughlin, Nancy Ann. Do You Believe?: Living the Baptismal Covenant. New York: Morehouse, 2006.

 

Nouwen, Henri. With Open Hands. Notre Dame, Ind: Ave Maria Press, 1972.

 

Palmer, Parker. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000.

 

Portero, Sam. Transforming Vocation. New York: Church Publishing, 2008. New York: Morehouse, 2006.

 

Pottebaum, Gerard, ed. I am the Way: A Personal Spiritual Life Journal. Loveland, OH: Treehaus, 1998.
 

Ware, Corinne. Discover your Spiritual Type: A Guide to Individual and Congregational Growth. Bethesda, Md: Alban Institute, 1995.

Webb-Mitchell, Brett. Christly Gestures: Learning to be Members of the Body of Christ. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans, 2003.

 

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