Empowering Liberal Religion to Survive and Thrive
The North American Unitarian Association is a member service organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the practice of liberal religion by embracing freedom, reason, and tolerance—rooted in our commitment to the inherent worth and dignity of every person and all peoples.
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Upcoming Events
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Who are we?
NAUA is a growing Association of Unitarians, Universalists, and other religious liberals.
NAUA offers a supportive community in which our members can work together to promote our liberal values and to have a positive impact and presence in the world.
NAUA is a voluntary Association of Unitarians, Universalists, and other religious liberals. They include individual and organizational members.
All Are Welcome
We welcome all people committed to liberal religion and embrace the principles of freedom, reason, and tolerance in pursuit of their individual paths. You do not need to be a Unitarian or Universalist to join
Next Upcoming Event
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Unless otherwise noted, all NAUA Academy events and Monthly Community Worship Services will be recorded. These recordings will be available, usually a few days following the event. They can be accessed on the NAUA Youtube Channel or linked from Academy and Community Worship pages on this website.
The Latest News
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May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex Holt
Read more: May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex HoltWhat is an “epiphany” – sometimes referred to as a peak moment or an ah-ha instant? What can we do to respond to such unexpected moments of insight? How might such moments help in this age of uncertainty? Rev. Alex Holt will address these questions in our May worship service. Recent Posts Archives
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June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”
Read more: June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”Institutional and Socioeconomic Cycles in the US June NAUA Academy Session “Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times? Two Views”with Joyce Francis & Mark Reimers Tuesday, June 9th4:30 PM PDT / 7:30 PM EDT Zoom link for session: https::/tinyurl.com/nauaacademy George Friedman (a geopolitical forecaster, founder of Geopolitical Futures and NYT bestselling author of “The…
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May 12, 2026 – What have Mystics been trying to tell us?
Read more: May 12, 2026 – What have Mystics been trying to tell us?A session with Ken Ing In 1945, Aldus Huxley published “The Perennial Philosophy”. He had observed that most major religions had a mystical “tradition”. The core doctrines of these religions did not overlap very much, but the mystics associated with these religions had a lot of overlap in how they described their mystical experiences. Huxley…
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