A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics From Dark Night of the Soul to The Power of Now

This is a short and accessible guide for those looking to expand their repertoire of spiritual writings for pleasure or inspiration, introspection or information. While the majority of the writings are oriented towards those of the Christian faith, within the Christian tradition, the book starts with an introduction to the works of medieval Christian mysticism, Quaker, Catholic, and Protestant traditions, and looks at some secular aspects of spirituality as well as writings from religions outside of Christianity. This book serves as a reference as a place to get started and arranges the works in chronological order — not simply thematically or by religion. Doing so, it draws comparisons between different spiritual writings of similar times and shows where thought also diverges.