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Reflections

A “Starter Library” for Contemplative Activists :: The Must-Reads on Contemplative Spirituality for People with Active Lives

November 13, 2012
  • A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer: Discovering the Power of St. Ignatius Loyola’s Examen by Jim Manney (Loyola Press)
  • Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault (Cowley Publications)
  • Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form by M. Basil Pennington (Image)
  • Dancing Standing Still: Healing the World from a Place of Prayer by Richard Rohr
  • Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr (The Crossroads Publishing Company)
  • Divine Intervention: Encountering God Through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina by Tony Jones (Think; New Edition)
  • Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila
  • Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer by Thomas Keating (The Crossroads Publishing Company)
  • Open Mind, Open Heart: 20th Anniversary Edition by Thomas Keating (Continuum)
  • The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation (Wit Lectures-Harvard Divinity School) by Thomas Keating (Paulist Press)
  • Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black church (2nd edition) by Barbara A. Homes
  • Lectio Divina: Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures by M. Basil Pennington (The Crossroads Publishing Company)
  • Moving in the Spirit: Becoming a Contemplative in Action by Richard J. Hauser (Paulist Press)
  • Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn
  • The Spiritual Life by Evelyn Underhill
  • No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
  • Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
  • Spiritual Torrents by Madame Jeann
  • The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity and Caring by Parker J. Palmer (Jossey-Bass)
  • The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality by Carl McColman (Hampton Roads)
  • The Examen Prayer: Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today by Timothy Gallagher (Crossroads Publishing Company)
  • True Self/False Self: Unmasking the Spirit Within by M. Basil Pennington (The Crossroads Publishing Company)
  • What is Contemplation by Thomas Merton (Templegate Pub)
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