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  LIMEX Course 8,
Faith Development and Spirituality

LIMEX Curriculum Bibliography

Required Texts:

Coll, Regina A. Christianity and Feminism in Conversation. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third, 1994. ISBN# 0896225798.

Dorr, Donal. Integral Spirituality, Resources for Community, Peace, Justice, and the Earth. Lima, OH: Academic Renewal, 2002. ISBN# 0883446588. (Copies are available through major booksellers and through the publisher by calling 800.537.1030 or 419.227.1818 or by ordering online at www.arpress.com.)

Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith, The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1995. ISBN# 0060628669.

---. Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian: Adult Development and Christian Faith. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000. ISBN# 078795134x.

Official Church Documents:


U.S. Catholic Bishops. Blessings of Age: A Pastoral Message on Growing Older Within the Faith Community. Publication # 5-341. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/pastoralcare.shtml. Text is available online at http://www.usccb.org/laity/blessings/english.htm.

---. Human Sexuality: A Catholic Perspective for Education and Lifelong Learning. Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1991. Publication # 405-8. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/women.shtml.

---. Our Hearts were Burning within Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States. Publication # 5-299. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/adultcat.shtml. Text is available online at http://www.usccb.org/education/ourhearts.htm. (Note to diocesan librarians: this text is an Additional Resource for Course 1, so the diocese may have already purchased this text.)

---. Strengthening the Bonds of Peace: A Pastoral Reflection on Women in the Church and in Society. Publication # 034-6. Order by calling 800.235.USCC, or outside the U.S. and Canada 202.722.8716; or by visiting the web site http://www.usccb.org/publishing/women.shtml. Text is available online at http://www.usccb.org/laity/bonds.htm.

Additional Sources:

* (Indicates recommended books for diocesan or sponsoring agency libraries.)

*Au, Wilkie, and Noreen Cannon. Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration . New York: Paulist, 1995. ISBN# 080913604x.

* Berry, Thomas. The Great Work: Our Way into the Future. New York: Bell Tower, 1999. ISBN# 0609804995.

Bocher, Christine M. Thomas Merton: Essential Writings. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2000. ISBN# 1570753318.

* Gilligan, Carol. In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development. Reissue ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1993. ISBN# 0674445449.

Gratton, Carolyn. The Art of Spiritual Guidance: A Contemporary Approach to Growing in the Spirit. New York: Crossroad, 1994. ISBN# 0824512235.

Groeschel, Benedict. Spiritual Passages . 1984. New York: Crossroad/Herder and Herder, 2001. ISBN# 0824506286.

Harris, Maria. Proclaim Jubilee! A Spirituality for the Twenty-First Century. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1996. ISBN# 0664256619.

* Hudson, Frederic M. The Adult Years: Mastering the Art of Self-Renewal. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. ISBN# 0787948012.

Hudson, Joyce Rockwood. 2nd ed. Natural Spirituality: Recovering the Wisdom Tradition in Christianity. 2nd ed. Danielsville, GA: JRH, 2001. ISBN# 1893383555.

* Jorgensen, Susan. Rekindling the Passion: Liturgical Renewal in Your Community. San Jose, CA: Resource, 1993. ISBN# 0893902365.

Kegan, Robert. In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life. Cambridge, MA: Belknap/Harvard UP, 1995. ISBN# 0674445880.

* Michael, Chester P., and Marie C. Norrisey. Prayer and Temperment: Different Prayer Forms for Different Personality Types.  Rev. ed. Charlottesville, VA: The Open Door, 1991. ISBN# 0940136023.

Muller, Wayne. Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives. New York: Bantam, 1999. ISBN# 0553380117.

Nouwen, Henri J.M. Ministry and Spirituality: Creative Ministry, the Wounded Healer, Reaching Out. Rev. ed. New York: Continuum, 2000. ISBN# 0826409105.

* O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Evolutionary Faith: Rediscoverng God in Our Great Story. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2002. ISBN# 1570754519

Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. ISBN# 0787947350.

*Regan, Jane E. Toward an Adult Church: A Vision of Faith Formation . Chicago: Loyola UP, 2002. ISBN# 0829418067.

Riso, Don Richard, and Russ Hudson. The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1999. ISBN# 0553378201.

* Rohr, Richard. Quest for the Grail. New York: Crossroad, 1994. ISBN# 0824516540.

Rolheiser, Ronald. The Holy Longing: The Search for A Christian Spirituality. New York: Doubleday, 1999. ISBN# 0385494181.

Sanford, John A. Ministry Burnout . Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 1992. ISBN# 0664253520.

* Sobrino, Jon. Spirituality of Liberation: Toward Political Holiness. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1989. ISBN# 0883446162.

Sofield, Laughlin, and Carroll Juliano. Collaboration: Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry . Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria, 2002. ISBN# 0877936838.

* Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton and James D. Whitehead. Christian Life Patterns: The Psychological Challenges and Religious Invitations of Adult Life. New York: Crossroad, 1995. ISBN# 0824511549.

---. Wisdom for the Body: Making Sense of Sexuality . New York: Crossroad, 2001. ISBN# 0-8245-1954-X.

Web Sites of Interest:


U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family and the Committee on Evangelization. Catholic Men’s Ministries: An Introductory Report. July 1999. http://www.usccb.org/laity/marriage/menministry.htm.

U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth. http://www.usccb.org/laity/index.htm.

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