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Spiritual formation

Here are entered works on the development of spiritual disciplines and spiritual growth. Works on the process of teaching and training for growth in Christian discipleship are entered under Discipling (Christianity).

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• Spiritual life -- Christianity

• Christian education
• Discipling (Christianity)

• Christian character formation
• Formation, Spiritual
• Growth, Spiritual
• Spiritual growth

• Leading From The Heart: Lifetime Reflections on Spiritual Development, by Robert Boyd Munger (HTML at Wayback Machine)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• General Directory for Catechesis (1997), by Catholic Church (HTML at the Vatican)
• The Discipling Dilemma (second edition, c1988), by Flavil Ray Yeakley, Howard W. Norton, Don E. Vinzant, and Gene Vinzant (HTML at somis.org)
• General Catechetical Directory (1971), by Catholic Church (HTML at the Vatican)
• New Forms of Christian Education: An Address to the University Hall Guild (New York and Boston: T. Y. Crowell and Co., c1898), by Mrs. Humphry Ward (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Negro Christianized: An Essay to Excite and Assist that Good Work, the Instruction of Negro-Servants in Christianity (1706), by Cotton Mather, ed. by Paul Royster (PDF at unl.edu)
• The Religious Instruction of the Negroes in the United States (Savannah: Published by Thomas Purse, 1842), by Charles C. Jones
  • HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Christ in the Classroom, by F. J. Sheed (HTML at EWTN)
• The Holy Spirit in Christian Education, ed. by Sylvia Lee (HTML at archive.org)

• Records of the Triennial Meeting of the Educational Association of China, by Educational Association of China (partial serial archives)

• The Way Ahead: Church of England Schools in the New Millennium (aka the Dearing Report; London: Church House Publishing, 2001) (PDF with commentary in the UK)

• A Short Account of the First Preaching of the Gospel by the Apostles: Being a Continuation of "Conversations on the Life of Jesus Christ", by a Mother (London: B. Fellowes and J. Harris, 1830), by Elizabeth Whately (page images at HathiTrust)

• Religious Education (partial serial archives)
• Episcopal Teacher (with other Seminary publications) (partial serial archives)

• The Journal (issues online 1997-2016), by Summit Ministries (partial serial archives)

• Anniversary Address Delivered on the Second Commencement of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Greenville, S. C., Monday, May 27th, 1861 (Charleston, SC: Presses of Evans and Cogswell, 1861), by E. T. Winkler
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Understanding Religion: An Introductory Guide to the Study of Christianity (New York: Morehouse-Gorham co., 1941), by Bernard Iddings Bell (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Sunday Schools of Lake: An Account of the Commencement and Growth of the Sunday Schools of Lake County, Indiana, From About 1840 to 1890 (Crown Point, IN: T. H. Ball, 1891), by T. H. Ball (illustrated HTML and page images at Indiana)

• General Directory for Catechesis (1997), by Catholic Church (HTML at the Vatican)
• General Catechetical Directory (1971), by Catholic Church (HTML at the Vatican)

• United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (Washington: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, c2006), by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (HTML at usccb.org)

• An Honest Godlye Instruction and Information for the Tradynge, and Bringinge Up of Children, Set Furth by the Bishoppe of London (London: R. Caly, 1555), by Edmund Bonner (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2005), by Catholic Church (HTML at the Vatican)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (1997), by Catholic Church
  • HTML at the Vatican
  • HTML at usccb.org
  • HTML at scborromeo2.org
• A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, No. 1 (For First Communion Classes) (Gutenberg text)
• A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, No. 2 (For Confirmation Classes) (Gutenberg text)
• A Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Prepared and Enjoined by Order of The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, No. 3 (For Two Years' Course for Post-Confirmation Classes), contrib. by Thomas L. Kinkead (Gutenberg text)
• Catechism of the Council of Trent for Parish Priests, by Catholic Church (HTML at cin.org)
• The Catholic Christian Instructed in the Sacraments, Sacrifice, Ceremonies, and Observances of the Church, by Way of Question and Answer (Baltimore: Kelly and Piet, n.d.), contrib. by Richard Challoner (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Catholic Christian Instructed in the Sacraments, Sacrifice, Ceremonies, and Observances of the Church, by Way of Questions and Answers (New York, D. and J. Sadlier and Co.; et al., 1853), by Richard Challoner
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Catholic Christian Instructed in the Sacraments, Sacrifice, Ceremonies, and Observances of the Church, by Way of Question and Answer (Baltimore: J. Murphy and Co., 1878), contrib. by Richard Challoner (multiple formats at archive.org)
• An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine, by Thomas L. Kinkead (Gutenberg text)
• A Summe of Christian Doctrine (published in the 1590s), by Petrus Canisius (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Szimimeie-s Jesus Christ: A Catechism of the Christian Doctrine in the Flat-head or Kalispel Language (1880), by Joseph Giorda (multiple formats at archive.org)

• New Indian Sketches (1863), by Pierre-Jean de Smet (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Mapa de Arcanos, y Verdades de Nuestra Catolica Religion: Comentando el Catecismo del Padre Geronymo de Ripalda, de la Compañia de Jesus (5 volumes (title varies slightly between them), in Spanish; 1718-1733), by José Martin de la Sierra, contrib. by Gerónimo de Ripalda
  • Tomo Primero: page images at HathiTrust
  • Tomo Segundo: page images at HathiTrust
  • Tomo Tercero: page images at HathiTrust
  • Tomo Quarto: page images at HathiTrust
  • Tomo Quinto: page images at HathiTrust

• United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (Washington: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, c2006), by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (HTML at usccb.org)

• A Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine, and Other Minor Works of Lancelot Andrewes, Sometime Lord Bishop of Winchester (Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1846), by Lancelot Andrewes (multiple formats at Google)

• Gildas Salvianus, the First Part, i.e. The Reformed Pastor: Shewing the Nature of the Pastoral Work, Especially the Private Instruction and Catechizing, With an Open Confession of Our Too Open Sins (London: Printed by R. White for N. Simmons, 1656), by Richard Baxter
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Gildas Salvianus, the Reformed Pastor: Shewing the Nature of the Pastoral Work, Especially the Private Instruction and Catechising, With an Open Confession of Our Too Open Sins (London: J. Nisbet and Co., 1860), by Richard Baxter (multiple formats at archive.org)

• InTERRORgation: The CIA's Secret Manual on Coercive Questioning (KUBARK manual (slightly censored), and commentary), by United States Central Intelligence Agency and John Elliston (HTML at Wayback Machine)

• Interviewer's Manual (revised edition; Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1976), by University of Michigan Survey Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)

• Methods in Teaching Catechism, Geography, Language and Science of Third Grade, Philadelphia School Course (second edition; 1920), by Sisters of St. Francis, Glen Riddle, Pa.
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Primary Bible Questions for Young Children (third edition, revised and improved; Atlanta: Franklin Steam Pub. House, 1864), by Sidney Root
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Negro Christianized: An Essay to Excite and Assist that Good Work, the Instruction of Negro-Servants in Christianity (1706), by Cotton Mather, ed. by Paul Royster (PDF at unl.edu)

• A Church Vacation School Guide, For Use With Religion in the Kindergarten (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1927), by Bertha Marilda Rhodes (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Beginning and Growth of the Christian Life: or, The Sunday-School Teacher (fourth edition; Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1867), by Charlotte Maria Haven (page images at MOA)
• The Dynamic Classroom, by Billie Davis (HTML at archive.org)
• Our Sunday School: and How We Conduct It, by Waldo Abbot, contrib. by John S. C. Abbott (page images at MOA)
• The Sabbath-School Index, by R. G. Pardee (page images at MOA)
• Through the Eye to the Heart: or, Eye-Teaching in the Sunday-School (1873 edition), by Wilbur F. Crafts (page images at MOA)

More items available under broader and related terms at left.