Hardin's Top Ten in Spirituality

If you're looking to study classical Christian spirituality in the modern world, start with this list. These are, in my opinion, the best books for spiritual formation available today.

1. Foster, Richard J. The Celebration of Discipline. HarperCollins, (1978) 1998 .

2. Peterson, Eugene. The Wisdom of Each Other . Zondervan, 1998.

3. Mulholland, M. Robert. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation.  InterVarsity Press, 1993.

4. Willard, Dallas. Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God.  InterVarsity Press, 1999.

5. Thompson, Marjorie. SoulFeast: An Invitation to Christian Spirituality. Westminster John Knox Press, 1995.

6. Ortberg, John. The Life You've Always Wanted . Zondervan, 1997.

7. Foster, Richard J. Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home . HarperCollins, 1992.

8. Nouwen, Henri. The Genesee Diary . Image Doubleday Books, 1989.

9. Tyson, John R. Invitation to Christian Spirituality . Oxford University Press, 1999.

10. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. The Cost of Discipleship . Touchstone / Simon and Schuster, 1959.