Additional Information About Spirituals
Organizations
Sacred Dance Guild
(sacreddanceguild.org) The Sacred Dance Guild is a spiritually diverse, international, non-profit organization with a commitment to advocate for dance as a sacred art and to promote dance as a means of spiritual growth and integration of mind, body and spirit. On behalf of its members, the SDG furthers these goals by providing sacred dance programs and resources, and by promoting sacred dance events.
Cokesbury Book Store
(www.cokesbury.com) Cokesbury is the retail division of The United Methodist Publishing House. Founded in 1789, The United Methodist Publishing House is a publisher and distributor to The United Methodist Church and the greater Christian community. Our mission is to reach more people in more places with quality services and resources that help them come to know and deepen their knowledge of God through Jesus Christ, learn to love God, and choose to serve God and neighbor.
United Methodist Music and the Other Arts
(www.umfellowship.org) The Fellowship is an organization with a rich history with the United Methodist Church. Originally founded to support musicians, The Fellowship has grown to include worship artists, clergy, and laity involved in all aspects of worship in The United Methodist Church as well as other denominations and experiences.
Books
Carla DeSola
The Spirit Moves: A Handbook of Dance and Prayer
Peacerites: Dance and the Art of Making Peace
Deena Bess Sherman
A Practical Guide to Dancing in Worship
Ron S. Dryden
Debbie Roberts
Rejoice: A Biblical Study of Dance
James Weldon Johnson
The Books of American Negro Spirituals
Christa Dixon
Negro Spirituals from Bible to Folk Songs
William B. McClain
Come Sunday: The Liturgy of Zion
Music/Songbooks
Spirituals – Tuskegee Institute Choir, William L. Dawson (Director)
Songs of Zion – Cokesbury
Zion Still Sings – Cokesbury
Websites
Liturgical Dance Wear
Worship Dance Store (www.danzia.com/worship-dancewear)
