S&P Awards

The Best Spiritual Books of 2007
A Book of Hours By Thomas Merton, Kathleen Deignan A collection of prayers and meditations by Thomas Merton.
A Dynamic God By Nancy Mairs Cogent and creative essays about spirituality by a self-professed unconventional Catholic.
A Thousand Names for Joy By Byron Katie A commentary that uses the Tao Te Ching as a launch pad for musings on the experience of being human in our times.
Acts of Faith By Eboo Patel A fascinating memoir about the founder of an interfaith youth movement that combines pluralism with compassionate service.
Amish Grace By David L. Weaver-Zercher, Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt A soulful meditation by three scholars on the Amish practice of forgiveness and loving one's enemies.
Animals Matter By Marc Bekoff A convincing exploration of why we should care for and share with animals.
Chasing Joy By Edward Hays An exuberant guidebook to joyful living where laughter, love, patience, hope, singing, smiles, and happiness are celebrated.
Dear Lama Zopa By Lama Zopa Rinpoche Wisdom from a Tibetan spiritual teacher for students and others who have written him letters about the challenges in their lives.
Eastern Wisdom for Western Minds By Victor M. Parachin Models hospitality as a way for Christians to enrich their faith with the principles and practices of Eastern religions.
Emerging Heart By Beverly Lanzetta A bold and adventuresome vision of a new global spirituality that is mystical, nonviolent, compassionate and heart-centered.
Entering the Castle By Caroline Myss Uses Teresa of Avila's The Interior Castle as a launch pad for becoming mystics without monasteries who yearn to connect with God.
Everyday Holiness By Alan Morinis Presents a sturdy and substantive spiritual curriculum that nourishes the soul and provides of plethora of practices to try every day.
Everyday Miracles By Ardath Rodale A collection of inspiring essays on everyday spirituality.
Everything Must Change By Brian D. McLaren A visionary work that relates Jesus and Christianity to the global crises of our time and offers love, peace, justice and hope.
Fabulous Friendship Festival By SARK A charming and frolicsome look at the creativity and joy of friendship.
Finding God in a Tangled World By Juris Rubenis, Maris Subacs A soul-stirring collection of parables and thoughts by two Christians in Latvia.
Grace (Eventually) By Anne Lamott Another quirky and appealing collection of essays on Lamott's Christian journey of faith.
Happiness and the Human Spirit By Abraham J. Twerski A probe of the connection between happiness and spirituality.
Instant Enlightenment By David Deida A playful collection of exercises and helpful aphorisms on the spiritual practice of openness, love and shadow.
Jake Fades By David Guy A juicy Zen novel about teachers, sex and letting go.
Living a Joyous Life By David Aaron An enthusiastic presentation of Judaism animated by deep spiritual meanings and a joy that keeps growing.
Living Your Unlived Life By Jerry M. Ruhl, Robert A. Johnson Presents the tools and exercises which can help us deal with our shadow and our unlived lives.
May I Have This Dance? By Joyce Rupp An inspiring and imaginative devotional resource that opens us to a deeper and richer prayer life.
Momfulness By Denise Roy A lively and eclectic group of spiritual practices that mothers and other family members can do at home and elsewhere.
Not for Sale By David Batstone An incisive overview of the global slave trade epidemic and the heroic contributions of modern-day abolitionists to stop human trafficking.
Notes on the Need for Beauty By J. Ruth Gendler An enthralling, poetic, and creative meditation on beauty and the important role it plays in our lives.
Noticing the Divine By John R. Mabry Challenging overview of the art of spiritual guidance in this age of deep ecumenism.
One City By Ethan Nichtern A rich and multidimensional presentation of interdependence as an important Buddhist spiritual practice.
Passionate Hearts By Wendy Maltz An extraordinary collection of 117 poems of sexual love.
Porch Talk By Philip Gulley A relaxed and edifying collection of stories demonstrating the art of everyday spirituality with pieces on family, marriage, friendship, simplicity, and more.
Pray All Ways By Edward Hays Concrete ways to pray and to explore the riches of our devotional life.
Sightings By Sam Keen Twelve well-written and creative essays designed to draw out our wonder and respect for the beauty and mystery of birds and other creatures.
Sky Sweeper By Phillis Gershator An exceptional children's book that reveals the spiritual nature of work. For Children
Speaking of Faith By Krista Tippett A top-drawer spiritual memoir that refurnishes and expands our understanding and appreciation of faith, religion, and spirituality.
Thanks! By Robert A. Emmons An upbeat and enlightening scientific study of the positive and life-enhancing values of gratitude.
The Art of Power By Thich Nhat Hanh Reframes the art of power and gives us a fresh, practical, and spiritual way of thinking about it and incorporating it in our lives.
The Desert Mothers By Mary C. Earle Challenges us to learn from the wisdom and spiritual practices of the fourth century desert mothers.
The Garden of Truth By Seyyed Hossein Nasr An erudite, enlightening and wide-ranging overview of Sufism, its history and practice.
The Lost Spiritual World: Mark By Ruth Rimm A beautifully designed interfaith work using the Gospel of Mark as a launch pad for meditations on a spirituality that is open, hosipitable, and flexible in its outreach.
The Moral Measure of the Economy By Chuck Collins, Mary Wright A cogent overview of the inequalities and injustices afoot in the U.S. economy.
The Power of Kindness By Piero Ferrucci A rich and rounded exploration of kindness and eighteen different dimensions of it.
The Tao of Daily Life By Derek Lin A top-drawer collection of Taoist teaching stories and commentaries on this ancient path.
The Way of the Small By Michael Gellert Makes a good case for the way of the small in a world warped by grandiose dreams and schemes.
Three Cups of Tea By David Oliver Relin, Greg Mortenson A one-man Peace Corps who has worked humanitarian wonders in Muslim communities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Untrain Your Parrot and Other No Nonsense Instructio… By Elizabeth Hamilton Practical and imaginative insights into the conditioned mind and ways to live a wholehearted life of love and peace and joy.
Visionaries By Freddie Whitefield, Satish Kumar Profiles and quotations from 100 visionaries chosen by the editors of Resurgence magazine.
Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning f… By Joan Chittister Wisdom literature from all the world's religions on the spiritual challenges of life.
What Is Hinduism? By The Editors of Hinduism Today Magazine A rich and robust resource on the diversity, practices, rituals, and challenges of modern-day Hinduism.
When No One Understands By Brad Sachs Wise counsel dispensed by a family therapist to a troubled 16-year-old d girl through 20 letters.
Wisdom Walk By Sage Bennet Wisdom from nine world religions in the form of one spiritual practice for each.