Reading Room

This page is designed to help make writings on Spiritual Formation readily available, with the hope of satisfying  a thirst or hunger God may be stirring in you.     Many of the links below connect you to scanned, published books and articles made available by Google Books (often 75% of content).   This list is anything but exhaustive or complete, but it will get you started or maybe just help provide some needed refreshing as you continue your journey with God.

Spiritual Formation

- Take & Read - Eugene Peterson

- The Prayers & Meditations of St. Anselm - Saint Anselm

- Growing in the Life of Faith - Craig R. Dykstra

- Spirituality Old & New - Donald G. Bloesch

- God Seekers - Richard Schmidt

- Finding our Way Again - Brian McLaren

- Soul Feast - Marjorie Thompson

- The Life You've Always Wanted (Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People) - John Ortberg

- Everybody is Normal Till You Get to Know Them - John Ortberg

- The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis

- Deep Rooted in Christ (The Way of Transformation) - Joshua Choonmin Kang, Richard Foster

- The Sacred Way - Tony Jones, Phyllis Tickle

- The Ignatian Workout - Tim Muldoon, Ignatius

- Foundations of Spiritual Formation - Paul Pettit

Prayer

- To Pray and to Love - Roberta Bondi

- Centering Prayer

- Prayer - Philip Yancey

- The Rhythm of God's Grace -  Arthur Paul Boers, Robert E Webber

- Meditative Prayer - Richard Foster

Spiritual Direction, Mentorship, Friendship

- Sacred Companions - David Brenner, Larry Crabb

- Spiritual Friendship - Mindy Caliguire

- Spiritual Direction and Meditation - Thomas Merton

- Spiritual Direction - Janet Ruffing

- The Way of Spiritual Direction - Francis Nemeck, Marie Coombs

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Politics of Spirituality - Michael Jenkins

- Still Listening - Norvene Vest
Meditation 
- Spiritual Practices that Transform Us - Adele Calhoun
- Eat This Book - Eugene Peterson
- Instructions in Daily Meditation - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Classic Readings
The Interior Castle - St. Theresa of Avila  On Loving God - St. Bernard of Clairvaux  The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence  The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a Kempis