My Kindle Wish List

I’ve asked Santa to bring me a Kindle for Christmas. I’m not sure if he will, but it never hurts to ask, right?

One of the reasons why I want a Kindle is because there is a growing selection of — you guessed it — mystical and contemplative works available electronically. And so here is a list of some of those books. If you have more luck with Santa than I do, then I hope you’ll refer to this list when choosing books for your Kindle.

• Revised Standard Version of the Holy Bible, Catholic Edition
• Anonymous, The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works
• Anonymous, The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi
• Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim & The Pilgrim Continues His Way
• Anonymous, Theologia Germanica
• Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict
• Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God
• Brother Lawrence, Practice of the Presence of God
• Dorothee Soelle: The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance
• Evelyn Underhill, Practical Mysticism
• Evelyn Underhill, The Life of the Spirit and the Life of Today
• Evelyn Underhill, The Essentials of Mysticism
• Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
• Gerald May, Will and Spirit: A Contemplative Psychology
• Ignatius of Loyola, Selected Writings
• James Hannay, Wisdom of the Desert
• John of the Cross, The Ascent of Mount Carmel
• John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul
• John Ruysbroeck, The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage and Other Works
• Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections
• Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love
• Martin Laird, Into the Silent Land
• Meister Eckhart, Selected Writings
• Meister Eckhart, Sermons
• Nicholas of Cusa, The Vision of God
• Plotinus, The Enneads
• Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle
• Teresa of Avila, The Way of Perfection
• Thérèse of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul
• Thomas Aquinas, On Prayer and the Contemplative Life
• Thomas Merton, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander
• Thomas Merton, Contemplative Prayer
• Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
• Thomas Merton, When the Trees Say Nothing
• Various, The Cell of Self Knowledge
• Various, Selections from the German Mystics of the Middle Ages
• William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

I’m sure many more are going to be added in the months and years to come. Now, if only Paulist Press would hurry up and get the “Classics of Western Spirituality” series on Kindle!

P.S. As more contemplative or Christian mystical titles available on Kindle come to my attention, I’ll be adding them to this list. So if you see someting that’s not on this list, please let me know.