Bowen, Maria Tattu. “Do No Harm: A Case for Professional Boundaries and Supervision in Spiritual Direction.” In Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction. Vol 23, No 3 (September, 2017): 29-37.
Bowen, Maria Tattu. “Response to John Mabry” (on long-distance spiritual direction). In Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry, Vol. 31, 2011: 87-91.
Bowen, Maria Tattu. “Hearing with the Heart: Contemplative Listening in the Spiritual Direction Session.” In Sacred is the Call: Formation and Transformation in Spiritual Direction Programs, ed. Suzanne Buckley, 33-41. New York: Crossroad, 2006.
Bowen, Maria Tattu. “Dimensions of the Human Person in Relationship and the Practice of Supervision.” In Supervision of Spiritual Directors: Engaging in Holy Mystery, ed. M.R. Bumpus and R. Langer, 65-81. Harrisburg, Pa: Morehouse Publishing, 2005.
Bumpus, Mary Rose and Rebecca Bradburn Langer, eds. Supervision of Spiritual Directors: Engaging in Holy Mystery, Harrisburg, Pa: Morehouse Publishing, 2005.
Langer, Rebecca Bradburn, Harvest of Righteousness: A Spiritual Discipline of Devotion in the Reformed Tradition, Geneva Press, 1998.
Adesanya, Ineda, ed. Kaleidoscope: Broadening the Palette in the Art of Spiritual Direction. Church Publishing, 2019. Ineda’s edited volume contributes to cross-cultural understanding in spiritual direction.
Benefiel, Margaret, and Geraldine Holton, eds. The Soul of Supervision: Integrating Practice and Theory. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 2010.
Conroy, Maureen. Looking into the Well: Supervision of Spiritual Directors. Chicago: Loyola Press, 1995.
Cooper-White, Pamela. Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004.
Cornell, Ann Weiser. Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change. New York: WW Norton, 2013.
Hernandez, Wil. Henry Nouwen and Soul Care: A Ministry of Integration. Paulist Press, 2008. Wil runs the international spiritual direction formation program CenterQuest and is an expert on the spirituality of Henry Nouwen.
Liebert, Elizabeth. The Soul of Discernment: A Spiritual Practice for Communities and Institutions. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015. (Beth provides in this book a clear and transformative social discernment model.)
Liebert, Elizabeth. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Louisville: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2008. (Contemporary Ignatian discernment.)
Mabry, John. Spiritual Guidance Across Religions: A Sourcebook for Spiritual Directors and Other Professionals Providing Counsel to People of Differing Faith Traditions, Skylight Paths, 2014. (John runs The Chaplaincy Institute, which provides interfaith spiritual direction formation.)
Paintner, Christine Valters. Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction. Church Publishing, 2010. (Though its focus is spiritual direction, this book also features a wonderful chapter on bringing the arts to supervision.)
Phillips, Susan. Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction. Harrisburg: Morehouse, 2008. (Susan book provides an intimate portrait of several spiritual direction relationships over time in a poetic, engaging style.)
Phillips, Susan and Eugene H. Peterson. The Cultivated Life: From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy. Downers Grove, IL: 2015. (In this books, Susan assists us in cultivating a spiritual life in an age of distraction.)
Rogers, Frank Jr. Practicing Compassion. Nashville: Upper Room, 2015. (Cultivating compassion is a topic of central importance in supervision; Frank’s beautiful books assist us in that.)
Rogers, Frank Jr. Compassion in Practice: The Way of Jesus. Nashville: Upper Room, 2016.
Tucker, Lucy Abbott. Spiritual Direction Supervision: Principles, Practices, and Storytelling: A Workbook Designed to Support the Care and Growth of Your Spiritual Direction Practice. Bellevue, WA: SDI Press, 2020.