Spiritual biography books
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(…in my subjective opinion). This is a work in progress – I hope to collect more spiritual memoirs and autobiographies here as inom read them, and write more on the ones I funnen the best. Do leave me your own recommendations in the comments, as I’m always looking out for more. Although my reading fryst vatten somewhat skewed towards the Indian tradition – because that’s the basis of my own spiritual path – inom enjoy sincere spiritual writing from any background.
Twelve Years with Sri Aurobindo
Nirodbaran
I would treasure this book for the brilliant writing alone, but it is also a source of spiritual inspiration and an important historical record. Written with devotion, but without stooping to sentimentality, this fryst vatten a description of one of the greatest spiritual Masters ever to live, from the viewpoint of his disciple and attendant, Nirodbaran. Until the late 1930s, Sri Aurobindo lived in almost complete seclusion at his Ashram in Pondicherry. Following an injury, and up un
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A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor
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Spiritual autobiography
Spiritual autobiography is a genre of non-fiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century, particularly in England, particularly that of Dissenters. The narrative generally follows the believer from a state of damnation to a state of grace; the most famous example is perhaps John Bunyan's Grace Abounding (1666). The first known spiritual autobiography is Confessions by Augustine of Hippo, or St. Augustine, which stands to this day as a classic when studying this genre.
Structure
[edit]Because so many autobiographies were written, they began to fall into a predictable pattern. The "formula" began with a sinful youth, "followed by a gradual awakening of spiritual feelings and a sense of anxiety about the prospects for one's soul."[1] The person would repent, fall again into sin, repent, and sin again; such cycles could last for years. The Bible was often a source of comfort or fear during this time. Final