Here are some basic essential books in pastoral counseling that might be important to have in your library:
Care of the Soul:
A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
By Thomas Moore / 1992 HarperPerennial
Dark Nights of the Soul:
A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life’s Ordeals
Thomas Moore / August 2004 Gotham
The Kingdom Within : The Inner Meaning of the Sayings of Jesus
By John Sanford / 1987 HarperSanFrancisco
The Invisible Partners : How the Male and Female in Each of Us Affects Our Relationships
By John Sanford / 1980 Paulist Press
Healing Through the Dark Emotions:
The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, Dispair
Miriam Greenspan / 2003 Shambhala
Insearch : Psychology and Religion
By James Hillman / 1994 revised Spring
The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling
James Hillman / 1997 Warner Books
The Force of Character and the Lasting Life
James Hillman / 1999 Random House
A Terrible Love of War
James Hillman / April 2004 Penguin Press
The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart
A Poetry Anthology
Robert Bly, Michael Meade, James Hillman editors / 1992 HarperCollins
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
By Carl Jung / 1995 Harvest Books
Memories, Dreams and Reflections
Aniela Jaffe, editor / 1989 Vintage
African American Pastoral Care
Edward Wimberly / 1991 Abingdon Press
Persona : Where Sacred Meets Profane
Robert H. Hopke / 1995 Shambhala
The Shadow in America : Reclaiming the Soul of a Nation
Jeremiah Abrams, editor / 1994 Nataraj
Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman / 2001 Jewish Lights
Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the
Dark Side of Human Nature
Edited by Connie Zweig and Jeremiah Abrams / Tarcher-Putnam 1991
To recommend books, please e-mail Dr. McKinney at:
mmckinne@stfranciscare.org