Adult Library: Spiritual Growth

Bolton, Gillie, Writing from the Source: Doing Research and Sharing It with Others,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1995
Offers a path through the stages of writing articles, papers, books or pieces for local Quaker news, based upon the reading and researching of source material.

Bolton, Gillie, Writing the Spirit: Material for Spiritual Exploration,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1994
Offers support to Friends' groups engaging in an exploration of spiritual issues through expressive or reflective writing.

Bolton, Gillie, Writing Yourself: Keeping a Spiritual Portfolio,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1995
Communication is important, even if only with yourself. Reading what you have written can enable you to explore, deepen and develop your ideas, inspirations and experience.

Claremont Friends Meeting, Quaker Dialogue: Creative Listening,
Claremont MM, Claremont, CA,
1991
Suggestions for leaders of group dialogues, aiming to deepen interpersonal relations and spitiual life among members through the sharing of meaningful experiences in fellowship groups.

Foster, Richard J., Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth,
Harpers, San Francisco
ISBN#0-06-0620839-1, 1998
The disciplines are divided into 3 movements of the spirit showing how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life. Insights into these spiritual disciplines can become part of our daily activities.

Jones, Caroline, Creating Spaces: Exploring Our Spiritual Journeys Through Drama,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1994
A pack for group facilitators. Contains material for 6 reflective drama sessions, and guidelines on how to use them.Themes are the 6 basic elements of drama: sound & silence, movement & stillness, Light & darkness.

Kline, Florence Rjuther, with Grundy, Martha, Eds., Companions Along the Way: Spiritual Formation Within the Quaker Tradition.,
Philadelphia YM, Philadelphia, PA
ISBN#19102-1479, 2000
Essential cookbook for adult religious education responds to such queries as "What are the purposes of Quaker adult RE?" "Why is adult RE especially important for Friends?" and "Is it important that there be a Quaker spirituality?" Useful for educating those Friends involved in providing pastoral and spiritual care.

Kohler, Charles, The Spiritual Journey,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1992
The author tells of his own journey with examples from myth, scripture and nature, offering guidelines to help others navigate their own voyage of discovery.

Lacout, Pierre, God Is Silence,
Quaker Home Service, London,
ISBN#0-85245-253-5, 1985
A short text about the centre of Quaker practice. MEETING FOR LEARNING

Larrabee, Marjery, There is a Hunger: Mutual Spiritual Friendship,
Margery Larrabee, Washington,DC,
1994
Th author puts into words what spiritually lonely peole may not even know they are looking for.

Loring, Patricia, Listening Spirituality Volume I: Personal Spiritual Practices Among Friends,
Opening Press, Washington,DC,
ISBN#0-9657599-0-3, 1997
Prayer, devotion, meditation, and listening to God. Loring offers her understanding of ways to nurture our relationship with God.

Loring, Patricia, Listening Spirituality Volume II: Corporate Spiritual Practice Among Friends,
Opening Press, Washington,DC,
ISBN#0-9657599-1-1, 1999
Emphasizes the development of community and suggests practices for corporate discernment. Draws on historical material, modern experience, bibliography to provide an excellent resource.

Punshon, John, Back to Basics: Grounds for Having a Faith,
Woodbrooke, Birmingham, EN,
1984
A study pack about the raw materials of faith, the fundamentals of religion - the living experience underlying it.

Quaker Studies Program, Sharing Our Journeys,
Quaker Home Service, London,
1995
Excerpts from Philadelphia YM Quaker Studies Program on journalling, spiritual friendship and group conversation to help us explore our spiritual experience as individuals, in partnership and in community.

Summers, Muriel Bishop, Chameleons and Butterflies: A Meditation on Spiritual Uncertainty,
Argenta Friends Press, Argenta, BC,
ISBN#0-920367-38-0, 1995
The 1995 Sunderland P. Gardner Lecture, accompanied by a very fuzzy audio tape. Muriel's spiritual journey in the way of Truth.

Wallis, Jack H., Jung and the Quaker Way,
Quaker Home Service, London, UK
ISBN#0-85245-208X, 1992
This book compares and contrasts the teachings of C G Jung with the faith and practice of Quakers. It explores the way of integration with that of growing in the Light, focusing on a renewal of faith based not on dogma or ideology but on the inner experience of individuals.

Yungblut, John, On hallowing One's Diminishments,
Pendle Hill Publications,
ISBN#0-87574-294-0, 1990
A lifelong student of mysticism shares the experience of contemplative prayer in facing many forms of diminishment: birth defects, natural disasters, aging and death itself.