Literature – Spirituality

There are many wonderful books that bring us closer to ourselves and the divine mystery. There are many books on every topic that are also good and worth reading. This is just a small selection that may inspire you to explore further for yourself. There are also other books worth reading by the authors listed.

• Of course: The Bible, Everyone can see which translation is right for them. We recommend, because it rarely happens otherwise and it's a really good translation, since the translation isn't about the name of God, but rather the diversity is taken into account: Bible in Just Language
  And please read the Bible with your heart. Pinchas Lapide, Jewish Religionsscientist, said: “You can either take the Bible seriously or literally; you can’t have both.”

more books:

Spirituality – mysticism and integral:

• Bobert, Sabine Mysticism and Coaching; Vier Türme Verlag; 1st edition 2011
• Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche The Little Buddhist Life Coach – from A for anger to Z for contentment; Kailash Verlag Munich, 2015
• Grün, Anselm Heaven begins within you The Knowledge of the Desert Fathers for Today; Herder Verlag; 2012. and other books by Anselm Grün
• Küstenmacher, Marion; Haberer, Tilmann and Küstenmacher, Werner Tiki: God 9.0 ; Güterloher Verlagshaus; 5th edition 2013. website: www.gott90.de
• Küstenmacher, Marion:  My Flying Carpet of the Spirit - How Childhood Experiences Can Weave a Living Spirituality ; Gütersloh Publishing House (March 1, 2021)
• Küstenmacher, Marion:: Integral Christianity: practicing a new spiritual intelligence; Güterloher Verlagshaus, 2018 and other books by Marion Küstenmacher.
• Maslow, Abraham H.: Every person is a mystic; Peter Hammer Verlag; 2014 (original 1962, 1964, 1970)
• Reschika, Richard: Practice of Christian mysticism Insertions – from the Desert Fathers to the present, Herder spektrum 2007
• Rohr, Richard Whoever lets go will be held The Gift of Contemplative Prayer; Claudius; 9th edition 2013.
• Smith, Paul, R: Is your God Big Enough – Close enough – you enough? Jesus and the Three Faces of God, Paragon House, St. Paul, Minnesota; 2017

Heartfelt prayer and meditation:

• Ebert, Andreas; Musto, Peter Practice of heart prayer, rediscovering an ancient meditation path; Claudius; 2nd edition 2013.
• Stephan Hachtmann: Touched by the Sound of Love: Paths to the Prayer of the Heart; Kreuz Verlag 2012, available as Kindle
• Halbfas, Hubertus Jumping into the well A School of Prayer; Patmos Verlag; 18th edition 2011.
• Jans-Scheidegger, Franz-Xaver: Words – born from silence; Kösel; 2002, still well over VIA CORDIS available.
• Moritz, Rainer: Heart and Silence – poems and meditation texts for the inner path; Publisher Rainer Moritz; 2016
• Ostertag, Silvia: SFinding stillness – and living from it: Impulses for everyday life; Topos paperbacks 2019

Christianity and sexuality / homosexuality:

• Hinck, Valeria Love dispute Biblical pleas against the exclusion of homosexual people; Dortmund-Verlag; new edition 2012.
• Stutz, Pierre Your kisses enchant me Love and Passion as Spiritual Sources; Kösel Verlag, 2nd edition 2014 and other books by Pierre Stutz

Psychotherapy and (Christian) spirituality

• Utsch, Bonelli, Pfeifer Psychotherapy and spirituality Dealing professionally with existential conflicts and questions of transcendence; Springer Verlag; 2014

spiritual and sexual violence:

• Moosbach, Carola: Into the shining you – Rebellion Prayers and Divine Poetry EBVerlag 2021
• Stahl, Andreas: “Where were you, God?”– Faith after experiences of violence; Herder Verlag 2022
• Schulz, Hannah A. Through the Fog: Recognizing and Overcoming Spiritual Abuse from an Ignatian Perspective: Ignatian Help for Recognizing and Overcoming Spiritual Abuse; Publisher: echter,  2022
• Schulz, Hannah A. BIt shouldn't be like that for you! – Abuse of spiritual authority (Ignatian impulses) Publisher: echter, 2022
• Kornfield, Jack: Washing clothes and peeling potatoes after enlightenment: How spiritual experience changes lives Publisher: Goldmann, 2010

Humor:

• Cute, Sebastian And God said let Jonah Schwarzkopf and Schwarzkopf 2015