A growing group of people and body of research has spoken—and continues to speak into—the development of hope-brained restory. More to come on this, but for now I wanted to note the work of the following (in addition to John Wesley, of course 😉):

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• Dan Allender (theallendercenter.org); The Cry of the Soul, Leading With a Limp, Redeeming Heartache, To Be Told

• Ruth Haley Barton (www.ruthhaleybarton.com and Transforming Center transformingcenter.org); Sacred Rhythms, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

• John Bowlby; Attachment and Loss; A Secure Base

• Alison Cook (www.dralisoncook.com); The Best of You, Boundaries for Your Soul, "The Best of You" Podcast

• Chuck DeGroat (www.chuckdegroat.net); Wholeheartedness, When Narcissism Comes to Church

• Summer Joy Gross (www.athirstforgod.com); The Emmanuel Promise

• Todd Hall (connectedlifebook.com) Spiritual Transformation Inventory, Relational Spirituality, The Connected Life

• Beth Felker Jones (www.bethfelkerjones.com); Practicing Christian Doctrine

• Donald Joy Bonding, Rebonding

• Thomas Merton (merton.org); New Seeds of Contemplation

• Jürgen Moltman; The Church in the Power of the Spirit, Theology of Hope, The Trinity and the Kingdom

• Henri Nouwen (henrinouwen.org); Following Jesus, The Inner Voice of Love, Life of the Beloved, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Formation, The Way of the Heart, The Wounded Healer

• Eugene Peterson;  The Message, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Eat This Book

• Pete Scazzero (www.emotionallyhealthy.org); Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

• Allan Schore (www.allanschore.com); Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self, Right Brain Psychotherapy

• Stephen Seamands; Ministry in the Image of God, Wounds That Heal, Wounds That Heal

• Daniel Siegel (drdansiegel.com); Mindsight, The Developing Mind 

• James K.A. Smith (jameskasmith.com); You Are What You Love, On the Road With Saint Augustine, How to Inhabit Time

• Curt Thompson (curtthompsonmd.com and The Center for Being Known www.thecbk.org); Anatomy of the Soul, The Soul of Shame, The Soul of Desire, The Deepest Place, "Being Known" Podcast

• J.D. Walt (seedbed.com); Called:?!, Unpuzzled: Ephesians, Wilderness: Exodus, The Christian New Year (Advent), First Love, The Awakened Life, The Second Half of the Gospel (coming)

• Jim Wilder (lifemodelworks.org/jim-wilder/); Joy Starts Here, Rare Leadership, Renovated (w/ Dallas Willard), The Other Half of Church (w/ Michel Hendricks), Escaping Enemy Mode

• Dallas Willard (dwillard.org); Renovation of the Heart, The Divine Conspiracy, The Spirit of the Disciplines

• Adam Young (adamyoungcounseling.com); "The Place We Find Ourselves" Podcast