Essays that explore spiritual direction from a variety of faith and cultural perspectives.

Archbishop Rowan Williams's study of Teresa of Avila exemplifies his own deep spiritual theology. Together with her contemporary and friend, St John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila stands at the highest point of Catholic spiritual writing in the troubled age of the Reformation and Counter-Reformatio... (more)

A Christian is pointed towards God, who is the point of everything. If one thinks of religion as just 'useful' then one has reduced it to another consumer product. But if we are pointed to God, this should make a difference to how we live. Christians are usually no better than anyone else, but their... (more)

"The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality" is a comprehensive single-volume introduction to Christian spirituality, and represents the most significant recent developments in the field. It offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary, broadly ecumenical, and representative overview of the most sig... (more)

This is a significant re-doing of Richard’s original enneagram book, including what he learned in the subsequent ten years, with special emphasis on possible early Christian foundations, and the enneagram’s compatibility with Christian faith and the discernment of spirits.