As we begin our new series, What Does Your Soul Long to Do?, I am posting a second resource list. This one is on discernment. I have really enjoyed revisiting some of these books in the last few weeks and appreciate all who recommended books to add to the list. They are recommended by a diverse group of people and are from very diverse perspectives which I always think enriches and strengthens our faith. Some are about discernment for individuals, others about discernment in groups. If there are other suggestions of “must have” books on discernment there is still time to contribute. Just leave your suggestions in the comments.
- Anderson, Hannah: All That Is Good – The Lost Art of Discernment
- Anderson, Keith: A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear
- Armstrong, Karen: The Spiral Staircase
- Au, Wilkie and Noreen Cannon: The Discerning Heart: Exploring the Christian Path
- Barton, Ruth Haley: Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups
- Bass, Dorothy: Practicing Our Faith
- Breathnach, Sarah Ban: Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life
- Dawn, Marva: Joy in Divine Wisdom: Practices of Discernment from Other Cultures and Christian Traditions (Enduring Questions in Christian Life)
- de Caussade, Jean-Pierre: The Sacrament of the Present Moment
- Dougherty, Rose Mary: Discernment: A Path to Spiritual Awakening
- Farnham, Suzanne G., Hull, Stephanie A., McLean, R. Taylor: Grounded in God, Revised Edition: Listening Hearts Discernment for Group Deliberations and Listening Hearts: 20th Anniversary Edition – Discerning Call In Community
- Fendall, Wood, and Bishop: Practicing Discernment Together: Finding God’s Way Forward in Decision Making
- Freeman, Emily P.: The Next Right Thing: A Simple Soulful Practice For Making Life Decisions
- Funk, Mary Margaret, OSB: Discernment Matters: Listening with the Ear of the Heart
- Glick , Sally Weaver: In Tune with God: The Art of Congregational Discernment
- Levoy, Gregg Michael: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life
- Liebert, Elizabeth: The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making
- Fryling, Alice: The Art of Spiritual Listening: Responding to God’s Voice Amid the Noise of Life
- Kelly, Thomas: A Testament of Devotion
- Morris, Danny E.: Discerning God’s Will Together: A Spiritual Practice for the Church
- Morgan, Robert: The Red Sea Rules
- Mueller, Joan.: Faithful Listening: Discernment in Everyday Life
- Nouwen, Henri J.M.: The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society and Discernment – Reading the Signs of Daily Life
- Palmer, Parker: Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation and A Hidden Wholeness
- Robb, Susan: Called: Hearing and Responding to God’s Voice
- Sire, James: The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalogue; Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life As A Christian Calling
- Smith, Gordon: The Voice of Jesus: Prayer and the Witness of the Spirit and Listening to God in Times of Choice: The Art of Discerning God’s Will.
- Teresa of Avila: The Life of Teresa of Jesus: The Autobiography of Teresa of Avila
- Tozer, A.W.: God Still Speaks, Are We Listening?
- Townsend-Evans, Colleen: Start Loving: The Miracle of Forgiveness
- Wink, Walter: Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination.
For more books on The Art of Listening, check out this resource list.
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