Helping Liberal Religion Thrive
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.
Upcoming Events
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Who We Are
About the NAUA
NAUA is a growing Association of Unitarians, Universalists, and other religious liberals.
Support and Resources
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.
Membership
NAUA is a voluntary Association of Unitarians, Universalists, and other religious liberals. They include individual and organizational members.
Join Us
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.
Our members include Unitarians, Universalists, and other religious liberals throughout North America and the world.
Our members include both individuals and organizations, like congregations, churches, fellowships, and other related groups.
NAUA requires no adherence to any theological creed as a basis for membership.
Next Upcoming Event
All times listed below are in PACIFIC TIME. Please adjust these to your time zone.
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
A Vision for Liberal Religion
Ralph Waldo Emerson decried the Unitarianism of his day as “corpse-cold” and urged the religion to evolve with new understandings of the contemporary world. Those understandings are still with us today, but our Living Tradition asks us to continue evolving with the...
April/May Issue of the Liberal Beacon
Enjoy the latest issue of The Liberal Beacon, which includes the following insightful articles and book reviews: "What Universities Owe the Liberal Project" by Emilie Chamlee-Wright "Dumbfounded: The Need for Laughter in the Face of Adversity" by Todd Eklof "An...
The Role of Faith Communities in Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
Discussions about nuclear weapons are often framed as security, legal, political or military issues. Yet equally important are moral and ethical perspectives, and faith communities play a critical role in bringing in such dimensions to discourses about nuclear...
Services
We welcome and encourage our members to get involved by volunteering to help create and sustain our growing number of services and support.
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you. Please complete the form at right and the appropriate NAUA board member will respond to your request, suggestion or input.,