The Inward Life

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The Inward Life

Conversion, conscience, mysticism, and doubt: how people learn to read their inner world.

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    Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
    Step 1 · Still to read

    Confessions

    Augustine of Hippo

    Augustine turns memory and desire into a search for truth.

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    The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas
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    The Imitation of Christ

    à Kempis Thomas

    The Imitation of Christ turns attention from reputation to quiet practice.

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    Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
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    Revelations of Divine Love

    Julian of Norwich

    Julian of Norwich seeks trust and consolation amid bodily and spiritual vulnerability.

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    Deliverance from Error by Al-Ghazali
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    Deliverance from Error

    Al-Ghazali

    Al-Ghazali treats doubt not as a game, but as a crisis of knowledge and soul.

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    Hayy ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tufail
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    Hayy ibn Yaqzan

    Ibn Tufail

    Ibn Tufail asks what a person can discover alone, without school or community.

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    The Masnavi (Selection) by Rumi
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    The Masnavi (Selection)

    Rumi

    Rumi closes with images, stories, and longing as paths toward insight.