S&P Awards

The Best Spiritual Books of ...
A Change of Habit By Sister Monica Clare A memoir that reminds us it’s never too late.
Aflame By Pico Iyer Using silence to restore wonder and attention.
Age Like a Yogi By Victoria Moran A wholistic view of beauty as we age.
All in This Together By Jack Kornfield A great Buddhist teacher's best teaching stories.
Are You a Friend of Dorothy? By Kyle Lukoff A lively, fascinating, and true story of LGBTQ solidarity. For Children
Big Enough By Regina Linke An exquisitely illustrated tale of a boy whose confidence grows through his encounter with an ox. For Children
Bird School By Adam Nicolson An extended meditation on the birds that are just outside the window.
Divine Radiance in Human Evolution A scientific reinterpretation of the meaning of being human.
Finding Your Walden By Jen Tota McGivney The relevance for today of the gregarious hermit activist of 19th century Concord.
Following the Prophet By Salih Sayilgan A portrait of the Prophet Muhammad and how he lives in the hearts of believers.
From Self-Care to We-Care By Jordan Quaglia A contemplative psychologist's scientific advice for avoiding burnout.
Girls on the Rise By Amanda Gorman A soul rallying cry for girls and their allies. For Children
Give Me a Word By Christine Valters Paintner Practices to cultivate holy listening.
Godstruck By Kelsey Osgood A fresh look at the appeal of religious conversion.
Hiking Zen By Phap Xa, Phap Luu Two Zen monks chronicle hiking mindfulness on the Appalachian Trail.
I Got You By Derrick Barnes A reminder that love and nurturing get passed down as surely as clothing and toys do. For Children
I Had a Good Teacher By Les Kaye Reminders of the difference a good teacher can make.
Insane for the Light By Ronald Rolheiser One of the best Catholic writers with wisdom for mellowing souls.
Island Storm By Brian Floca Lyrical beauty and drama as two children explore their boundaries of risk with a big storm's approach. For Children
Karmic Relief By Philip Goldberg What karma is and how to use it for happiness.
Late Today By Jungyoon Huh, Aerin Park (translator) A story about a kitten lost in rush-hour traffic that leaves us with much to ponder. For Children
Little Alleluias By Mary Oliver Reverence and wonder in the everyday moments and things of life.
Living Bridges By Sandhya Acharya A fictional tale based on the real-life wonder of bridges woven from tree roots. For Children
Love Stays Strong By Paula Schneider Love as a steady anchor amid the changes cancer brings to a family. For Children
Lyrical Dharma By Born I Rapping Buddhist wisdom.
Mindfulness in the Garden By Zachiah Murray Making your everyday movements and intentions in the garden Zen-like.
Miracles and Wonder By Elaine Pagels The life of Jesus, with attention given to gnostic gospel texts.
My Legs Were Praying By Or N. Rose, Dov Peretz Elkins The inspiring life of a Jewish interfaith pioneer.
No One Left Alone By Liz Walker How communities can help heal wounded people.
North for the Winter By Bobby Podesta A graphic novel about a bereaved girl who finds herself amid adventures with a flying reindeer. For Children
On the Hippie Trail By Rick Steves The travel TV personality's spiritual-seeker roots.
Ordinary Time By Annie B. Jones A memoir in counter-cultural praise of stability.
Paloma Flies Away By Maria J. Guarda The hopeful story of a child who flees her homeland to escape a dictator and later gets to return. For Children
Practicing Safe Zen By Julie Seido Nelson The beauty of Zen practice when free of abuse.
Praying with Icons, Third Revised Edition By Jim Forest A guide to icons with an emphasis on the beauty of Christianity.
Queer and Christian By Brandan Robertson A guide to being proudly, knowledgeably queer and Christian.
Read the Bible like a Mystic By Carl McColman A book to convince contemplatives to try the Bible again.
Seeing into the Life of Things By Rodger Kamenetz Living in ways that heal afflictive emotions.
Tassajara Stories By David Chadwick Memories of Zen’s initial epicenter in the United States.
The Aramaic Jesus Book of Days By Neil Douglas-Klotz Using the language Jesus spoke to open new understandings.
The Boy Who Lost His Spark By Maggie O'Farrell A child's quest to integrate life's enchantment with his dawning maturity. For Children
The Correspondent By Virginia Evans A novel about living with vitality.
The Couch in the Yard By Kate Hoefler A wondrous reminder of the people and "junk" we love to the moon and back. For Children
The Daily Buddhist By Pema Sherpa, Brendan Barca A short selection of Buddhist wisdom for each day of the year.
The Fifth Season By Mark Nepo Encouragement to be fully alive and awake during the final years of our lives.
The Gift of Animals By Alison Hawthorne Deming (editor), Robin Wall Kimmerer (foreword) Poems of human-animal kinship.
The Gift of Eid By Shifa Saltagi Safadi A Muslim spin on The Gift of the Magi, showing that love is what we most need. For Children
The Invisible Sun By Attar , Sholeh Wolpe (editor) Rediscovering Rumi’s great teacher.
The Islamic Mary By Younus Y. Mirza A Muslim perspective on the Virgin Mary, the most honored woman of the Qur’an.
The Jewish Way to a Good Life By Shira Stutman Jewish wisdom offered for people of all backgrounds.
The Keeper of Stories By Caroline Kusin Pritchard How thousands of volunteers saved 170,000 rare and sacred books from fire damage. For Children
The Library in the Woods By Calvin Alexander Ramsey How a library can open new worlds, even amid the realities of the mid-20th-century segregated South. For Children
The Lost Mary By James D. Tabor A book that locates Mary as matriarch of the Jesus movement.
The One and Only Rumi By Rabiah York A radiant story of how Rumi's experience as a young refugee helped shape his teachings. For Children
The Soul Also Keeps the Score By Robert W. McChesney Shows how a Christian spirituality classic is made for those suffering from trauma.
The Tears of Things By Richard Rohr Encouraging Christians to become wise, loving prophets today.
There Is No Other By Ram Dass One of our late, great spiritual teachers on unity and wholeness.
Thomas Berry By Kathleen Deignan, editor A book for contemplating the sacredness of Earth and the cosmos.
Thread by Thread By Alice Brière-Haquet, Sarah Ardizzone (Translator) Encouragement to rebuild thread by thread when everything has unraveled. For Children
We Should All Be Birds By Brian Buckbee, Carol Ann Fitzgerald The healing power of a relationship with an injured pigeon.
While We Wait By Bee Johnson A young family's errand day with time to enjoy being present. For Children
Why I Remain a Gay Catholic By Paul F. Morrissey Courageous memoir of an openly gay, celibate, Roman Catholic priest.
Wiggling Words By Kate Rolfe How to harness imagination and grit to help with reading difficulties. For Children
Wisdom of the Earth, Wisdom of the Body By Jennifer Raye Healing yourself with earth-based practices.
Women Who Wear Only Themselves By Arundhathi Subramaniam Portraits of four contemporary eastern female mystics.
Writing Creativity and Soul By Sue Monk Kidd Tools and practices for developing one’s creativity.
Your Unconscious Is Showing By Courtney Tracy How to better understand what’s inside you.
Zen at the End of Religion By James Ishmael Ford Zen as the answer for the Spiritual But Not Religious.
Zen Mind Jewish Mind By Rami Shapiro Cultivating a spacious, open, and generous mind.
Zonia's Rain Forest By Juana Martinez-Neal A tender introduction to the Amazon rain forest's beauty and its call for help. For Children