Shared Resources List

Safeguarding Neurodivergent Individuals from Spiritual Abuse

A useful safeguarding that gives clear insight into how spiritual abuse might be avoided. Pertinent to all. .

Spiritual Director: Practising the Charism of Presence and Attention

Great exploration

Spiritual Direction - A Beginner's Guide

A good, if lengthy description of the way in which spiritual direction can help people. Written by an American Jesuit, it needs some translating of the cultural context

Imagination, Discernment and Spiritual Direction

This is a valuable book on Ignatian Spiritual Direction, Discernment and teaching spiritual direction. There is a great deal here to stimulate, challenge and encourage good practice in spiritual direction.

Guidance on the development of formation courses in Spiritual Direction.

Guidance on the development of formation courses in Spiritual Direction.

Guidelines on Spiritual Direction

Short document outlining the nature of spiritual direction and providing good practice guidelines.

The Retreat Association

Link to the RA - plenty of information on retreats and guidelines on spiritual direction.

APR

Link to the Association for Promoting Retreats, the Anglican body supporting retreats, spirituality advisors etc.

The Practice of Spiritual Direction

Seminal book on Spiritual Direction, still highly relevant nearly fifty years after it was published.