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Art of Spiritual Accompaniment Formation Programme 2026-27 – Reading List.
The Practice of Spiritual Direction
The Practice of Spiritual Direction
A classic. Very helpful.
Author(s): Barry, W. & Connolly W.
Publisher: HarperCollins 1986
God and You; prayer as personal relationship
God and You; prayer as personal relationship
Good on prayer for you or Pilgrims.
Author(s): Barry, William A.
Publisher: Paulist Press 1987
Spiritual Direction & the Encounter with God
Spiritual Direction & the Encounter with God
Not the most important book to read first. More on theology than practice.
Author(s): Barry, William A
Publisher: Paulist Press 1992
Inviting the mystic, Supporting the Prophet. An introduction to Spiritual Direction.
Inviting the mystic, Supporting the Prophet. An introduction to Spiritual Direction.
A short book but useful, especially on the link between prayer and social action.
Author(s): Dyckman, Katherine M. & Carroll, I. Patrick,
Publisher: Paulist Press, 1981
The Christian Ministry of Spiritual Direction
The Christian Ministry of Spiritual Direction
A collection of articles from journals. Some quite specialised.
Author(s): Fleming, David, Ed.
Publisher: Review for Religious 1988
Streams of Living Water
Streams of Living Water
Good on different spiritualities.
Author(s): Foster, Richard
Publisher: Harper Collins 2004
Holy Listening: the Art of Spiritual Direction
Holy Listening: the Art of Spiritual Direction
Very useful on basics + a good section on working with female Pilgrims.
Author(s): Guenther, Margaret
Publisher: Cowley 1992
Using the Bible in Spiritual Direction
Using the Bible in Spiritual Direction
Helpful on seeing how the Bible has and can be used in Accompaniment.
Author(s): Hoare, Liz,
Publisher: SPCK, 2014
With
With
Critiques 4 approaches to God and offers an alternative. Very helpful.
Author(s): Jethani, Skye
Publisher: Thomas Nelson 2011
Soul Friend
Soul Friend
Quite old now but still useful.
Author(s): Leech, Kenneth,
Publisher: Morehouse, 2001.
The Way of Discernment: spiritual practices for decision-making.
The Way of Discernment: spiritual practices for decision-making.
Very good on a quite narrow but vital area. Includes exercises for you to try.
Author(s): Liebert, Elizabeth,
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.
Listening.
Listening.
Good on listening generally rather than specifically as a Companion.
Author(s): Long, Anne,
Publisher: Darton Longman +Todd, 1990
Imagination, Discernment and Spiritual Direction
Imagination, Discernment and Spiritual Direction
A collection of separate essays, some excellent.
Author(s): Marsh, Robert,
Publisher: Way Books, 2023.
Faith after Doubt: why your beliefs stopped working and what to do about it
Faith after Doubt: why your beliefs stopped working and what to do about it
Very readable and interesting. See esp. his Stages of Faith scheme.
Author(s): McLaren, Brian
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton 2021
The Spiritual Director: a Practitioners Guide
The Spiritual Director: a Practitioners Guide
Covers all the basic stuff well.
Author(s): Mourant, Julia
Publisher: Canterbury Press 2025
On Holy Ground
On Holy Ground
Primarily about leading IGRs but contains much good stuff.
Author(s): Woodwell, Anita
Publisher: Canterbury Press, 2008
Reaching for the Invisible God
Reaching for the Invisible God
Yancey responds to some of the difficult questions about God
Author(s): Yancey, Philip,
Publisher: Zondervan, 2000
Other helpful books:
Running over rocks.
Running over rocks.
Author(s): Adams, Ian,
Publisher: Canterbury Press, 2013.
Introducing Spiritual Direction
Introducing Spiritual Direction
Not the Peter Ball jailed for abuse.
Readable, with quotes from Pilgrims
Author(s): Ball, Peter,
Publisher: SPCK, 2003
To be made well.
To be made well.
Author(s): Becker, Amy Julia,
Publisher: Herald Press, US, 2022
The Healing Path
The Healing Path
One man’s journey from trauma to healing through contemplative prayer.
Author(s): Finlay, James,
Publisher: Orbis, 2023
Soul Survivor.
Soul Survivor.
Easy read, good for you or Pilgrim.
Author(s): Hawker, Paul
Publisher: Lion Books, 2000
Exploring Spiritual Direction,
Exploring Spiritual Direction,
Quite a hard read. Better for more experienced Companions.
Author(s): Jones, Alan,
Publisher: Cowley, US, 1999
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction
Good for personal spiritual development. Do the exercises!
Author(s): Nouwen, Henri,
Publisher: SPCK 2011
Spiritual Formation
Spiritual Formation
Author(s): Nouwen, Henri,
Publisher: SPCK 2011
Finding your hidden treasure
Finding your hidden treasure
Good for your own spiritual journey.
Author(s): O’Rourke, Benignus
Publisher: Darton, Longman + Todd 2010
The Soul of a Pilgrim,
The Soul of a Pilgrim,
Author(s): Valters Paintner, Christine,
Publisher: Sorin Books, 2015
The Practice of Spiritual Direction
The Practice of Spiritual Direction
A classic. Very helpful.
Author(s): Barry, W. & Connolly W.
Publisher: HarperCollins 1986
Also worth exploring is Spiritual Direction International. Their website: www.sdiworld.org has lots of links to good interviews and comments.
And also from them:
*Presence: an international journal of spiritual direction (membership available from the website above)
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