Addicted to Hurry: Spiritual Strategies for Slowing Down (Book)
Kirk Byron Jones, Author. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2003.

Does life have to be fast paced to fun and fulfilling? In Addicted to Hurry Jones debunks the "need for speed" mentality that is embraced by so many clergy and congregational leaders. He goes beyond social and psychological analysis to include spiritual perspectives on the dangers of letting hurry become a chronic condition. Specific strategies and exercises are provided for the readers to apply in their lives.

Aging, Spirituality, and Religion: A Handbook (Volume 2) (Book)
Marvin A. Kimble and Susan H. McFadden, Editors. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003.

The spirituality of a congregation’s most senior members is often taken for granted. However, this volume suggests in working with seniors, there are many fertile areas of growth as well as assumptions that must be overcome. While several of the chapters may prove helpful (such as chapters on late light spiritual potential, becoming a spiritual elder, and God's presence even in the midst of Alzheimer’s) the chapter by Richard Wallace on the "Theological View of Aging that Permeates the African American Experience" may prove especially valuable.

Conversations with God: Two Centuries of Prayers by African Americans (Book)
James Melvin Washington, Editor. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995.

In this compilation of historical and contemporary prayers, Washington examines the African American prayer tradition. Through his own experience growing up in a southern African American Church during the civil rights movement, the author shows how prayer sustained, motivated, and liberated African American people. The book, featuring an anthology of two centuries of prayers by African Americans, would be useful to all people wishing to deepen their prayer life.

Deep Is the Hunger (Book)
Howard Thurman, Author. Richmond, IN: Friends United Press, 2005 (reprint edition).

In this recently released version of Howard Thurman's 1951 classic, themes addressed more than a half century ago acquire fresh meanings. Noting the "universal urgency for both personal and social stability," Thurman explores how our souls remain restless until they find rest in God. Prisms through which he examines this theme include relationship to history, relationship to self, and relationship to Divine Presence.

Disciplines of the Spirit (Book)
Howard Thurman, Author. Richmond, IN: Friends United Press, 2003 (reprint edition).

Howard Thurman discusses five disciplines through which our lives become more focused on—and filled with—God: commitment, growth, suffering, prayer, and reconciliation. Drawing on everyday life and experience, Thurman provides not only insight on the theory behind each of these disciplines, but also guidance in their practice.

Go Down Moses!: Daily Devotions Inspired by Old Negro Spirituals (Book)
Leonidas A. Johnson, Editor. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2001.

Grounded in the view that "no where is God's power more evident than in its manifestation in the historical plight of African Americans," Go Down Moses offers a classic spiritual, a Scripture reading, and a prayer for each day of the year. Hymns of invocation, meditation, dedication, and benediction are featured as well.

Jesus and the Disinherited (Book)
Howard Thurman, Author. Richmond, IN: Friends United Press, 1996 (reprint edition).

Still relevant to current struggles around poverty and racism, this book powerfully relays the message of renewal through self-love as demonstrated in the life of Jesus. Living outside society, Jesus advocated a love of self and others that triumphs over personal and systemic fear and hatred. Thurman presents a compelling vision of unity.

The Spirituality of African Peoples: The Search for a Common Moral Discourse (Book)
Peter J. Paris, Author. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1994.

Peter Paris sharpens and focuses the quest for African spirituality—the religious and moral values embodied in African experience and pervading traditional African religious worldviews. From extensive comparative research and personal travel, Paris shows how such values were retained and modified in the diaspora, most notably in African American religious and moral thought and practice.