ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
This is a limited list. Others on the same topic or by the same author may appeal to you more. Mind-body-spirit are fully inter-connected.
Borg, Marcus. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. 2001. Tells of Jesus and His message in the context of His own time. Makes great good sense. He has other books also.
Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth. 1988, with more recent editions available. With Bill Moyers. Available in book, DVD or audio formats. Campbell sees the radiance of God shining through every culture. Shown on PBS.
Capacchione, Lucia. The Well-Being Journal. 1991. Drawing on your inner power to heal yourself. Specific techniques to help one overcome chronic physical ailments.
Davich, Victor N. The Best Guide to Meditation. 1998. Describes many approaches and applications of meditation, particularly beneficial to health.
Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis. The Courage to Heal. A guide for Women Survivors of child Sexual Abuse. 1988. Helpful to survivors or companions of survivors in understanding and coping. A workbook is available to help with personal work.
DeMello, Anthony. Sadhana: A Way to God. Christian Exercises in Eastern Form. 1978. Contact With God: Retreat conferences. 1991. Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality. 1990. DeMello was a Jesuit from India, very knowledgeable in meditation as an approach to God.
De Waal, Esther. A Seven Day Journey with Thomas Merton. 1992. Give yourself a private retreat, on your own terms.
Harris, Maria. Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Women’s Spirituality. 1989. An intellectual analysis of awakening of the Spirit in women.
Johnson, Ann. Miryam of Nazareth: Woman of Strength and Wisdom. 1984. A series of Magnificats praising God.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter. 1992, 1995. Kidd recounts her unhappiness and eventual leaving of patriarchal Christianity for her own spiritual renewal.
Myss, Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. 1996. Cross cultural analysis of spiritual growth, Eastern, Western and Judaic. Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential. 2002. Suggests way to find your real purpose in life through your roles. Much of her writing is also available on DVD or audio discs. Lots to think about!
Morgan, Marlo. Mutant Message from Down Under. 1991, 1994. Story of a midlife woman dropped abruptly into another way of thinking about life.
Pagels, Elaine. Beyond Belief. 2003. Explains the Gospels of Thomas and Mary, some of the non accepted writings of the early church, and discusses how those strands in the message of Jesus are re-surfacing.
Reilly, Patricia Lynn. I Promise Myself: Making a commitment to Yourself and Your Dreams. 2000. Personal workshops in discovering your own inner life and purpose. Used successfully in women’s prisons, significantly reducing recidivism.
Rupp, Joyce. The Cup of Our Life. 1997. May I Have This Dance? 1992. Each is a forty day personal retreat, with reading and reflections.
Uhlein, Gabriele. Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen. A centering book like this provides some brief but powerful meditations, coming from the saint of the Middle Ages who fits well into our modern times. Hildegard was a natural doctor, abbess, mystic, artist, administrator, and musician, who preached and travelled in Europe, living to the age of 81.
Borg, Marcus. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time. 2001. Tells of Jesus and His message in the context of His own time. Makes great good sense. He has other books also.
Campbell, Joseph. The Power of Myth. 1988, with more recent editions available. With Bill Moyers. Available in book, DVD or audio formats. Campbell sees the radiance of God shining through every culture. Shown on PBS.
Capacchione, Lucia. The Well-Being Journal. 1991. Drawing on your inner power to heal yourself. Specific techniques to help one overcome chronic physical ailments.
Davich, Victor N. The Best Guide to Meditation. 1998. Describes many approaches and applications of meditation, particularly beneficial to health.
Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis. The Courage to Heal. A guide for Women Survivors of child Sexual Abuse. 1988. Helpful to survivors or companions of survivors in understanding and coping. A workbook is available to help with personal work.
DeMello, Anthony. Sadhana: A Way to God. Christian Exercises in Eastern Form. 1978. Contact With God: Retreat conferences. 1991. Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality. 1990. DeMello was a Jesuit from India, very knowledgeable in meditation as an approach to God.
De Waal, Esther. A Seven Day Journey with Thomas Merton. 1992. Give yourself a private retreat, on your own terms.
Harris, Maria. Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Women’s Spirituality. 1989. An intellectual analysis of awakening of the Spirit in women.
Johnson, Ann. Miryam of Nazareth: Woman of Strength and Wisdom. 1984. A series of Magnificats praising God.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter. 1992, 1995. Kidd recounts her unhappiness and eventual leaving of patriarchal Christianity for her own spiritual renewal.
Myss, Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. 1996. Cross cultural analysis of spiritual growth, Eastern, Western and Judaic. Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential. 2002. Suggests way to find your real purpose in life through your roles. Much of her writing is also available on DVD or audio discs. Lots to think about!
Morgan, Marlo. Mutant Message from Down Under. 1991, 1994. Story of a midlife woman dropped abruptly into another way of thinking about life.
Pagels, Elaine. Beyond Belief. 2003. Explains the Gospels of Thomas and Mary, some of the non accepted writings of the early church, and discusses how those strands in the message of Jesus are re-surfacing.
Reilly, Patricia Lynn. I Promise Myself: Making a commitment to Yourself and Your Dreams. 2000. Personal workshops in discovering your own inner life and purpose. Used successfully in women’s prisons, significantly reducing recidivism.
Rupp, Joyce. The Cup of Our Life. 1997. May I Have This Dance? 1992. Each is a forty day personal retreat, with reading and reflections.
Uhlein, Gabriele. Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen. A centering book like this provides some brief but powerful meditations, coming from the saint of the Middle Ages who fits well into our modern times. Hildegard was a natural doctor, abbess, mystic, artist, administrator, and musician, who preached and travelled in Europe, living to the age of 81.
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