General
- Olivier Clement
The Roots of Christian Mysticism - F. C. Happold
Mysticism - William Johnston
Mystical Theology - Kenneth E. Kirk
The Vision of God - Andrew Louth
The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition - Bernard McGinn
The Presence of God (A History of Western Christian Mysticism) volumes 1-4. - Evelyn Underhill
Mysticism - Rowan Williams
The Wound of Knowledge
The Desert Tradition
- Athanasius
The Life of Anthony - Irenee Hausherr
Spiritual Direction in the early Christian East - Thomas Merton
The Wisdom of the Desert - Laura Swan
The Forgotten Desert Mothers - Benedicta Ward
The Desert Christians - Sayings of the Desert Fathers
- The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers
Augustine of Hippo
- Various translations of the Confessions available. Particularly recommended are Maria Boulding’s and Henry Chadwick’s.
- Biographies Peter Brown and Serge Lancel’s.
The Gospels
- Raymond Brown
An Introduction to the New Testament - Raymond Brown et al
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary - Laurence Freeman
Jesus: The teacher within - Kahlil Gibran
Jesus The Son of Man - Michael Grant
Jesus - Elizabeth Johnson
Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology - Gerald O’Collins
Jesus Risen - Burton Throckmorton Jr.
Gospel Parallels
Gospel of Thomas
- Elaine Pagels
Beyond Belief - Marvin Meyer
The Gospel of Thomas
Evagrius
- Evagrius
The Praktikos and Chapters on Prayer - Anthony Meredith
The Cappadocians - John Cassian
The Classics of Western Spirituality – John Cassian – Conferences (selection) - Ancient Christian Writers Boniface Ramsey O.P.
John Cassian – The Conferences
St. Benedict
- Esther de Waal
Seeking God - Joan Chittister
The Rule with commentary
Francis of Assisi
Biography
- Adrian House
Francis of Assisi - Michael Robson
St. Francis of Assisi - Marco Bartoli
Clare of Assisi
Writings
- Francis of Assisi: Early Documents Vols. 1,2 and 3.
- Brs Austin, Nicholas Alan and Tristam SSF
A sense of the Divine: A Franciscan Reader for the Christian Year
Spirituality
- William Short
Poverty and Joy: The Franciscan Tradition - Br. Ramon Franciscan
Spirituality: Following Saint Francis today - Sr. Helen Julian
Living the Gospel: The spirituality of St. Francis and St. Clare