Christian Spirituality

Edited by Arthur Holder.
Routledge, 2010.
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Brief synopses and criticism of thirty major works from the second to the twentieth century.

By Frank N. Magill.
Salem, 1965.
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Four to five page summaries of over 300 major Catholic works, including historical, philosophical, theological, spiritual, and devotional literature.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.

Edited by Mary R. Reichardt.
Greenwood, 2004.
2 volumes.
Chapters on almost eighty major pieces of Catholic literature. Each chapter includes a biography of the author, a plot summary, an essay on major themes, and an essay on the critical reception of the work.

Edited by John K. Roth.
Salem, 2007.
4 volumes.
Three to five page summaries of over 500 pieces of Christian literature both fiction and non-fiction. Includes classic and contemporary works from a variety of Christian traditions.
Two volumes are available online on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login: volume 1 A-DRE, volume 2 DRU-LIF.