Spiritual Direction Bibliography

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  • A Presence Survey 1998, ‘The five books most recommenced for spiritual directors’, Presence, vol. 4, no.2, pp. 6-16.
  • Abbott-Tucker, L. 2001, ‘Live Nearby, Visit Often: Focusing and the Spiritual Direction Process’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 6-10.
  • Anonymous, 1973, The Cloud Of Unknowing and The Book of Privy Counseling, (ed.) W. Johnston, Image Books, New York.
  • Ashley, B. 1995, Spiritual Direction in the Dominican Tradition, Paulist Press, New York.
  • Au, W. 2001, ‘Gestalt Therapy and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 17-29.
  • Avruhm Addison, H. 2004, ‘ Reciprocal Grace: The Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 10, no. 1,  pp. 28-32.
  • Bakke, J. 2002, Holy Invitations, Baker Books, Grand Rapids.
  • Ball, P. 1999, ‘Growing Into Quiet’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 27-32.
  • Barry, W. and Connolly, W. 1982, The Practice of Spiritual Direction, Seabury Press, New York.
  • Barry, W. 1985, ‘Distortions in Relationship’, Human Development, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 7-11.
  • ________ 1988, ‘Supervision Improves Ministry’, Human Development, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 27-30.
  • ________ 2000, ‘Overcoming the Hermeneutic of Suspicion’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 25-30.
  • ________ 2001, ‘Discernment of Spirits as an Act of Faith’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 11-16.
  • ________ 2004, Spiritual Direction and the Encounter with God: A Theological Enquiry, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Bäumer, R. and Platting, M. 2001,’The Desert Fathers and Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 2,pp. 28-45.
  • Benefiel, M. 1996, ‘Spiritual Direction for Organizations: Towards Articulating a Model’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 40-49.
  • Bianchi, E. 1984, Aging as a Spiritual Journey, Crossroad Publication, New York.
  • Bidwell, D. and Self, L. 2000,‘Discovering your Purpose’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 41-46.
  • Billy, D. 2002, ‘From Silence to Silence: The Spiritual Direction Session’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 2, pp.38-43.
  • Birmingham, M. 1982, ‘The Spiritual Direction Relationship’, Human Development, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 26-28.
  • Birmingham, M. and Connolly, W. 1994, Witnessing to the Fire: Spiritual Direction and the Development of Directors: One Center’s Experience, Sheed and Ward, Kansas City.
  • Bisson, D. 1995, ‘Tending the holy in the Inner City: Spiritual direction and the Marginalized’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 34-40.
  • ________ 2000, ‘Melting the Iceberg: Spiritual Direction for Men’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 31-37.
  • Blahut, L. 1997, ‘The Spiritual Director as Guest: Spiritual Direction in a Cross-Cultural Situation’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 57-61.
  • Bly, R. 1990, Iron John: A Book About Men, Addison-Wesley, Reading.
  • Bowler, J. 1997, ‘Shame: A Primary Root of Resistance to Movement in Direction’, Presence, vol. 3,no. 3, pp. 25-33.
  • Bradshaw, J. 1983, Healing the Shame that Binds You, HarperSanFrancisco, Deerfield Beach.
  • Brown, P. 2001, ‘Circles of Hearts: Women’s Spirituality Groups’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 54-61.
  • Browning, D. 1983, The Moral Context of Pastoral Care, Westminster, Philadelphia.
  • Budd Ellmann, L. 2001, ‘Tending to Spirituality in the Workplace’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 46-53.
  • Bullitt-Jonas, M. 1991,‘Spiritual Direction for Adult Children of Alcoholics’, Human Development, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 5-10.
  • Burton-Christie, D. 1993, The Word in The Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism, Oxford University Press, New York.
  • Callahan, A. 1997, Evelyn Underhill: Spirituality for Daily Living, Lanham, Oxford.
  • Carol, J. 2001, ‘Healing for Dying: Lessons for Life and Living’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 35-42.
  • Carpeneto, G. 1999, ‘Healing by Touch and Hearing the Holy: Interweaving Body and Spirit’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 6-15.
  • Carson, R. 1999, The Gift of Wonder, HarperCollins,New York.
  • Castley, P. 1999, ‘Supervision: A Contemplative Approach’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 25-30.
  • Chryssavgis, J. 2002, ‘The Spiritual Elder: The Early Desert Tradition and the Eastern Orthodox Way’, Presence, vol. 8,no. 3, pp. 40-50.
  • Cleary, M. 1998, ‘A Societal Context for Supervision’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 26-31.
  • Conroy, M. 1995, ‘The Ministry of Supervision: Call, Competency, Commitment’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 3, pp.12-24.
  • ________ 1995A, Looking Into the Well: Supervision of Spiritual Directors, Loyola University Press, Chicago.
  • Cooper, M. 1996, ‘Ignatian Spirituality: Unitative Action with Christ on Mission’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 25-39.
  • Costanzo, D. 1998, ‘Blending Our Energies: Spiritual Direction and the Practice of Aikido’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 16-20.
  • Cousins, E. 1985, ‘Preface to the Series’, in Christian Spirituality I: Origins in the Twelfth Century, (eds.) Bernard McGinn and John Meyendorff, Crossroad, New York.
  • ________ 1990, ‘What Is Christian Spirituality?’, Modern Christian Spirituality: Methodological and Historical Essays, (ed.) B.Hanson, American Academy of Religion: Studies in Religion, no. 62, Scholars Press, Atlanta, pp. 39-44.
  • Creed, W. 1995, ‘Dignity and Worth: The Question of Compensation for Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 45-50.
  • ________ 1998, ‘Supervision Plus Reflection: A Way to Form Spiritual Directors’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 37-42.
  • ________ 2000, ‘When Religious Institutions Injure’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 38-46.
  • Culligan, K. 2004, ‘The Dark Night and Depression’, Presence, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 8-19.
  • Dean, M. 1999, ‘Imagination: A Route for the Journey’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 18-24.
  • Demarest, B. 2003,  Soul Guide: Following Jesus as Spiritual Director, NavPress, Colorado Springs.
  • de Mello, A. 1984, Sadhana: The Way to God, Doubleday, New York.
  • Diltz, J. 1996, ‘A Metaphorical Look at Spiritual Development and Direction’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 1,pp. 18-22.
  • Donnelly-Barton, D. 1996, ‘The Arctic as Desert’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 44-50.
  • Dougherty, R. 1995, Group Spiritual Direction: Community for Discernment, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Downey, M. (Gen. Editor) 1993, The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, Liturgical Press, Collegeville.
  • ________ 1997, Understanding Christian Spirituality, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Dreyer, E. 1994, Earth Crammed with Heaven: A Spirituality of Everyday Life, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Driskill, J. 2000, ‘Spiritual guidance in a Mainline Protestant Context’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 1, pp.21-33.
  • Dunn, M. 1999, ‘A New Zealand Model for Training’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 33-37.
  • Earle, M. 2000, ‘Reading the Text of an Illness’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 7-11.
  • Eckerman, C. 2003, ‘Images,Words, and Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 9-14.
  • Edens, B. and McGuire, K. 1991, ‘Spiritual Direction for Young Adults’, Human Development, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 28-32.
  • Edwards T. 1980, Spiritual Friend, Paulist Press,Mahwah.
  • ________ 1995, ‘Immediate Givenness to God in the Spiritual Direction Relationship’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 5-12.
  • ________ 2001, Spiritual Director, Spiritual Companion: Guide to Tendering the Soul, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Estadt, B. 1987, ‘The Core Process of Supervision’, The Art of Clinical Supervision: A Pastoral Counseling Perspective, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Estella, J. and Heuer, A. 1997, ‘Spiritual Direction in Cyberspace’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 33-46.
  • Fagin, G. 2002, ‘The Spirituality of the Spiritual Director’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 7-18.
  • Filella, J. 1983, ‘Using Dreams in Spiritual Direction’, Human Development, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 34-41.
  • Finn, S. 2001, ‘Walking with the Homeless’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 30-34.
  • Fischer, K. 1988, Women at the Well, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Foster, J. 1996, ‘Liability Issues in a Ministry of Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 3.pp. 50-53.
  • Foster, R. 1988, Celebration of Discipline, Harper, SanFrancisco.
  • Francis, K. 1999, ‘The Soul’s Journey Through Abuse: A Unitive Path’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 41-55.
  • Furr, G. 1999, ‘Spiritual Guidance in the Baptist Tradition’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 31-40.
  • Gallagher, B. 2008, Taking God to Heart: A Living Spirituality, St Pauls Publication, Strathfield.
  • Gallagher, B. and Richardson, S. 2009, Communal Wisdom: A Practical Guide for Group Discernment, Heart of Life, Box Hill.
  • Galli, P. 2000, ‘The Emergence of a Director’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 15-18.
  • Garrigou-Lagrange, R. 1948, The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life, 2 vols, (trans) T. Doyle, Herder, New York.
  • Gaumer, S. 2000, ‘From Costly Silence to Spiritual Health’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 7-14.
  • Gendlin, E. 1982, Focusing, Bantam Books, New York.
  • Giallanza, J. 1994, ‘A Code of Ethics for Spiritual Directors’, Human Development, vol. 15, no. 2, pp.34-37.
  • ________ 1995, ‘Spiritual Direction of Recovering Fundamentalists’, Human Development, vol. 16,no. 1, pp. 31-35.
  • Gill, J. 1997, ‘Distractions in Prayer: Stumbling Blocks or Stepping Stones’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 1,pp. 6-18.
  • Gower, N. 1999, ‘Traumatized Christian Workers: Who Can Help? And How?’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.38-46.
  • Grant, R. 2001, ‘Trauma and the Spiritual Journey’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 48-58.
  • Gratton, C. 1995, The Art of Spiritual Guidance, Crossroad Publications, New York.
  • Groff, K. 1998, ‘Using Howard Gardner’s “Multiple Intelligences” in Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 17-24.
  • Guenther, M. 1992, Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction, Darton, Longman and Todd, London.
  • ________ 2000, ‘Companions at the Threshold’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 29-39.
  • Haight, R. 1987, ‘Foundational Issues in Jesuit Spirituality’, Studies in Jesuit Spirituality, vol. 19, no 4. pp, 1-61.
  • Hanson, B 1990, ‘Spirituality as Spiritual Theology’, Modern Christian Spirituality: Methodological and Historical Essays, (ed.) B. Hanson, American Academy of Religion: Studies in Religion, no. 62, Scholars Press, Atlanta, pp. 45-51.
  • Hansen, R., Mabry, J. and Williams, R. 2003, ‘Companioning People with Dementia’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 3,pp. 45-54.
  • Harvey, V. 1966, The Historian and the Believer: The Morality of Historical Knowledge and Christian Belief, Westminster, Philadelphia.
  • Hendricks, P. 2002, ‘Spiritual Direction for Youthful Seekers’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 51-59.
  • Hide, K. 1997, ‘Sweet Touchings of Grace: Reflections on the Theology of Grace from Julian of Norwich’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp.6-12.
  • Hieb, M. 1996, ‘The Prayer of Art-Journaling and Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 5-17.
  • ________ 1996A, ‘Icon Space andSpiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 19-28.
  • Hurley, K. and Dobson, T. 1998,‘The Enneagram in Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 44-54.
  • Jeff, G. 1996, ‘An English Approach to Training’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 29-36.
  • Jorgensen, S. 1996, ‘Peer Supervision: One Model’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 23-37.
  • ________ 1997, ‘Seeking This Mystery We Call God’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 55-59.
  • Jorgensen, S. & Izard, S. 2003, Knitting into the Mystery: A Guide to the Shawl-Knitting Ministry, Morehouse, Harrisburg.
  • Julian of Norwich, 1966, Revelations of Divine Love, Clifton Wolters (trans) Penguin Books, London.
  • Keegan, J. 1991, ‘Reluctance inSpiritual Direction’, Human Development, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 37-43.
  • ________ 1995, ‘To Bring All things Together: Spiritual Direction as Action for Justice’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 4-19.
  • Keen, S. 1991, Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man, Bantam Books, New York.
  • Keffer, B. 1996, ‘Amazing Grace’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 54-58.
  • Koch, B. 2002, ‘Bereavement: Helping Directees Find God in the Midst of Mourning’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 40-48.
  • Kostyk, E. 2002, ‘Labyrinths: Coming to the Center’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 28-34.
  • Lane, B. 1988, Landscapes of the Sacred, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Leech, K. 1977, Soul Friend, Harper and Row, San Francisco.
  • Lescher, B. 1997, ‘The Professionalisation of Spiritual Direction: Promise and Peril’, Listening, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 81-90.
  • Liebert, E. 2003, ‘Perspectives on the Ministry of Spiritual Direction: One Person’s View’, New Theology Review, vol. 16, pp. 44-56.
  • Lindbloom, L. 1999, ‘Hearing a Voice’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 14-17.
  • Lommasson Pickens, S. 1996,‘Looking at Dual/Multiple Relationships: Danger or Opportunity?’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 51-58.
  • Loretta, S. 2003, ‘The 70% Factorand Two-Track Training’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 24-32.
  • Luce, P. and Schmitt, B. 1996, ‘Looking beyond Our Tradition: An Invitation to Christian Spiritual Directors’, Presence, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 9-24.
  • Mabry, J. 1999, ‘The Gnostic Generation: Understanding and Ministering to Generation X’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 35-47.
  • Malina, B. 1996, The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels, Routledge, London & New York.
  • Maruca, D. 1991, ‘Spiritual Direction in a Cross-Cultural Perspective’, Human Development, vol. 12,no. 1, pp. 40-45.
  • Martini, C. 1993, Letting God Free Us: Meditations on Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, New City Press, New York.
  • May, G. 1991, Addiction and Grace, HarperCollins, San Francisco.
  • ________ 1992, Care of Mind, Care of Spirit: A Psychiatrist Explores Spiritual Direction, HarperCollins, San Francisco.
  • McCarty, S. 1998, ‘Spiritual Directors: Teachers and Guardians of Mystery’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 1,pp. 7-15.
  • McGinn, B. 1993, ‘The Letter and the Spirit: Spirituality as an Academic Discipline’, Christian Spirituality Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-10.
  • ________ 2005, ‘Spirituality Confronts its Future’, Spiritus, vol. 5, pp. 88-96.
  • McIntosh, M. 1998, Mystical Theology, Blackwell, Malden.
  • McKnight, F. 1995, ‘Group Spiritual Direction: Intentionality and Diversity’, Presence, vol. 1,no. 3, pp. 29-44.
  • Miles, M. 1988, The Image and Practice of Holiness, SCM Press, London.
  • Miles, M. and Huberman, A. 1994, Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook, (2nd edn) Sage, Thousand Oaks.
  • Miller, R. 1999, ‘Sacred Place: An Opening to the Inner Journey’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 7-13.
  • Moore, S. 1977, The Crucified Jesus is no Stranger, Seabury Press, New York.
  • Mostyn, J. 1996, The Reforming Spirit of God Simultaneously Shaping Person and Society: Implications for Training Spiritual Directors, D. Min. diss., San Francisco Theological Seminary.
  • ________ 2003, ‘Transforming Institutions’, N. Vest (ed.), Tending the Holy, Morehouse Publishing, Harrisburg, pp. 148-169.
  • Muelder, W. 1966, Moral Law in Christian Social Ethics, John Know Press, Richmond.
  • Mueller, C. 1998, ‘Dreams and Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 15-23.
  • Nathanson, D. 1992, Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of Self, Norton and Co., New York.
  • Neels, M. 1995, ‘A Metaphorical Look at Spiritual Development and Direction Part 1: Process or Progress?’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 5-11.
  • Nelson, J. 1988, The Intimate Connection: Male Sexuality, Masculine Spirituality, The Westminster Press, Philadelphia.
  • O\’Collins, G. 1978, The Second Journey, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Overberg, K. 1997, ‘Christian Ethics and the Spiritual Director’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 47-56.
  • Patterson, D. 2004, ‘ Poetry and Spiritual Direction’, Presence,  vol. 10, no. 4.
  •  Pickering, S. 2008, Spiritual Direction: A Practical Introduction, Canterbury Press, Norwich, UK.
  •  Pfaff, N. 1998, ‘Spiritual Direction and the Dark Night of the Soul’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 2, pp.32-43.
  • Principe, W. 1983, ‘Towards Defining Spirituality’, Studies in Religion, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 127-141.
  • ________ 1993, ‘Christian Spirituality’, The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, (ed.) M. Downey, Liturgical Press,Collegeville, pp. 931-938.
  • Rahner, K. 1985, The Practice of Faith: A Handbook of Contemporary Spirituality, (eds) K. Lehmann and A.Raffelt, SCM Press, London.
  • ________ 1983, ‘Experience of Self and Experience of God’ in Theological Investigations, vol. 13, pp.122-132, David Bourke (trans), Crossroad, New York.
  • Rakoczy, S. 1992, Common Journey, Different Paths, Orbis, Maryknoll.
  • ________ 2003, ‘Truly the Same, Radically Different: Reflections on Spiritual Direction in “Mother Africa”‘, Presence, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 39-43.
  • Rakoczy, S. and Lindegger, G.1997, ‘One Training Issue: The Psychological Competence of Spiritual Directors’,Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 20-32.
  • Ranft, P. 2000, A Woman’s Way: The Forgotten History of Women Spiritual Directors, Palgrave, New York.
  • Raycraft, H. 1996, ‘Spiritual Companioning within Small Christian Communities’, Presence, vol. 2, no.2, pp. 37-43.
  • Reiser, W. 2004, Seeking God in All Things: Theology and Spiritual Direction, Liturgical Press, Collegeville.
  • Rich, J. 1993, ‘Psychosynthesis Assists Spiritual Direction’, Human Development, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 41-43.
  • Ross-Gotta, L. 2000, ‘Rural Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 34-41.
  • Ruffing, J. 1995, ‘Encountering Love Mysticism: Issues in Supervision’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 20-33.
  • ________ 1997, ‘ “To Have Been One with the Earth …” Nature in Contemporary Mystical Experience’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 40-54.
  • ________ 1999, ‘Developmental Incongruence: When Directors and Directees are at Different Levels of Psychological and Spiritual Development’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.18-28.
  • ________ 2000, Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • ________ 2003, ‘An Integrated Model of Supervision in Training Spiritual Directors’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 24-30.
  • Ruumet, H. ‘Pathways of the Soul: A Helical Model of Psychospiritual Development’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 3, 1997, pp. 6-24.
  • St. Clair, C. 2003, ‘Labyrinth:The Mystery and Majesty of Creating Your Own Sacred Space’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 17-23.
  • St John of the Cross, 1959, Dark Night of the Soul, Image Books, New York.
  • Schank, A. 2001, ‘Spontaneous Images: Charms for Spiritual Growth’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 2, 2001, pp.22-27.
  • Schmitt, R. 1995, ‘The Spiritual Director as Life Servant’, Presence, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 13-30.
  • Schneiders, S. 1986, ‘Theology and Spirituality: Strangers, Rivals, or Partners?’, Horizons, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 253-274.
  • ________ 1989, ‘Spirituality in the Academy’, Theological Studies, vol. 50, pp. 676-697.
  • ________ 1993, ‘Spirituality as an Academic Discipline: Reflections from Experience’, Christian Spirituality Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 10-15.
  • ________ 1994, ‘A Hermeneutical Approach to the Study of Christian Spirituality’, Christian Spirituality Bulletin,vol. 2,no. 1, pp. 9-14.
  • ________ 1998,‘The Study of Christian Spirituality: Contours and Dynamics of a Discipline’, Christian Spirituality Bulletin, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-3.
  • ________ 2003, ‘Religion vs. Spirituality: A Contemporary Conundrum’, Spiritus, vol. 3, pp. 163-185.
  • ________ 2005,‘The Impact of the Classics of Western Spirituality on the Discipline of Christian Spirituality’, Spiritus, vol. 4, pp. 97-102.
  • Schrader, M. 1995, ‘The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Women’s Naming and Experiencing of God’, Presence, vol.46, no. 2, pp. 46-59.
  • Scofield, M. 2002, ‘Friends of God and Prophets’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 33-39.
  • Self, G. 2000, ‘A Little Soul Work Does a Hospital Well’, Presence, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 42-49.
  • Shaia, A. 2002, ‘Sandplay and the Spirit’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 7-19.
  • Sheehan, B. 1998, ‘The Art of Confrontation in Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 47-54.
  • Sheldrake, P. 1991, Spirituality and History: Questions of Interpretation and Method, SPCK, London.
  • ________ 1999, ‘The Study of Spirituality’, The Way, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 162-172.
  • Sihler, S. 1997, ‘Hallowing Our Diminishments: Spiritual Guidance in Later Years’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 45-54.
  • Speiden, L. 1997, ‘The Intake Interview’, Presence, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 14-19.
  • Sperry, L. 2002, Transforming Self and Community: Revisioning Pastoral Counselling and Spiritual Direction, Liturgical Press, Collegeville.
  • Spiritual Directors International, Presence, 1999, vol. 5,no. 2, p. 2.
  • ________ 2002, Membership Directory 2002-2004, Spiritual Directors International, San Francisco.
  • Standish, N. 1998, ‘Directive Forms of Spiritual Direction: Methods and Merits’, Presence, 1998, vol.4, no, 3, pp. 6-14.
  • Standish, N. and McCormack, E. 2001, ‘Formative Spirituality: A Foundational and Integrative Approach to Spiritual Direction Part 1: Understanding the Individual’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 7-19.
  • ________ 2001A, ‘Formative Spirituality: A Foundational and Integrative Approach to Spiritual Direction Part II: The Field of Formation and Discerning Directives’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 7-21.
  • Steinhauser, J. 1999, ‘Artprayer: A Dance with the Holy’, Presence, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 8-17.
  • Steward, J. 2004, ‘Drinking from the Waterfall: God was my Companion’, Presence, vol. 10, no. 1, pp 20-27.
  • Stockton, S. 2001, ‘The Twelve-Step Sponsor as Spiritual Director’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 1, 2001, pp. 41-47.
  • Stormes, K. 2002, ‘Fate Takes the Faithful Out to Lunch’, Presence, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 35-39.
  • Stout, E. 2001, ‘Building Your Practice of Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 29-39.
  • Sudbrack, J. 1983, Spiritual Guidance, Paulist Press, Mahwah.
  • Tanquerey, A. 1930, The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology, H. Branderis (trans), Desclee, Tournai.
  • Taylor, B. 2003, ‘A Silent Dweller Speaks Up’, Presence, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 15-19.
  • Teresa of Avila 1987, Collected Works, Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (trans), ISC Publications, Washington.
  • ________ 1989, The Interior Castle, (trans) and ed.) P.Allision Peers, Harper, San Francisco.
  • Thayer, D. and Lappin, R. 2000, ‘Addressing Anger inSpiritual Direction’, Human Development, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 37-48.
  • Thompson, P. 1998, ‘The Coming Out Process in Spiritual Direction’, Presence, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 35-46.
  • Tinsley, L. 1953, The French Expressions for Spirituality and Devotion, Catholic University of America Press, Washington.
  • Truscott, S. 2007, A Study of the Developmental Influences that Shape the Practice of Beginning and Advanced Spiritual Directors, PhD Diss. Murdoch University.
  • ________ 2008,  Beginning and Advanced Directors: The Developmental Influences that Shape their Practice, VDM, Saarbrucken.
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