NAUA Academy
The NAUA Academy provides courses to Members of the NAUA and others interested in Unitarianism, Unitarian Universalism and Liberal Religion. Academy sessions deal with the history and development of Unitarianism and Liberal Religion, as well as with issues of concern in contemporary society – all from a liberal religious perspective.
Participation in session is virtual, using Zoom. There is no charge for attending Academy sessions, though some sessions require registration. Sessions consist of a presentation followed by small group discussions.
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Archive of Recorded Academy Sessions
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Dec. 10, 2024. Liberal Religion—Is It Time for Hospice?
Read more: Dec. 10, 2024. Liberal Religion—Is It Time for Hospice?Religious participation is plummeting. “Church” has become a bad brand. Should we resign ourselves to palliative care for our aging congregations? Can we find ways to feed the hunger for meaning and community? One thing is certain: We cannot church the way we always have and hope for different results. Speaker: Rev Peter Morales is…
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Dec. 3 2024. I Before We, Except Overseas: Tracing the Roots of our Multi-Century Identity Crisis
Read more: Dec. 3 2024. I Before We, Except Overseas: Tracing the Roots of our Multi-Century Identity CrisisI Before We Except Overseas – Tracing The Roots Of Our Multi-Century Identity CrisisMost cultures of European descent cultivate individual identity more than other cultures of the world. We have to go back 60, or 100, or perhaps 300 years to find the roots of our contemporary debates over the role of identity in our…
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Dec 3, 2024 – Baruch Spinoza’s ideas – increasing relevance today
Read more: Dec 3, 2024 – Baruch Spinoza’s ideas – increasing relevance todayMany of you may be familiar with 17th century Dutch philosopher Baruck Spinoza. I knew the name and the famous quote from Einstein that he “believed in “Spinoza’s God” but I didn’t have a very clear idea of the resonance his beliefs hold for many Unitarians. Thus, I was grateful to bump into the video…
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2/12/2024 – Understanding our Supreme Courts: US and Canadian Perspectives
Read more: 2/12/2024 – Understanding our Supreme Courts: US and Canadian PerspectivesFebruary’s NAUA Academy session featured three experts discuss the ways in which the Supreme Courts of the USA and Canada function to support our democracies. They note the ways in which the courts work, are appointed, their public support and some of the significant effect their decisions have on each of us and our social…
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Nov. 12, 2024 – Overcoming Identity Politics in America: The Organization FAIR
Read more: Nov. 12, 2024 – Overcoming Identity Politics in America: The Organization FAIRPreviously, Ken Ing traced the roots of the identity centric movement that dominates the UUA, and influences institutions throughout North America. As a follow-up, Sunil Wijeyesekera describes the work of The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR), an organization that counters identity politics. FAIR is a non-partisan civil rights organization based on universal principles of…
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Nov. 9, 2024 – “Beyond all “—isms” — the creative, inquiring, free & liberative spirituality of Imaoka Shin’ichirō”
Read more: Nov. 9, 2024 – “Beyond all “—isms” — the creative, inquiring, free & liberative spirituality of Imaoka Shin’ichirō”Speaker: Andrew James Brown, Minister of Cambridge Unitarian Church, Cambridge, UK “Beyond all “—isms” — the creative, inquiring, free & liberative spirituality of Imaoka Shin’ichirō” Imaoka Shin’ichirō (1881-1988) was a pioneering Japanese religious leader and educator, deeply involved in the development of Free Religion and interfaith dialogue. Born into a Shin Buddhist farming family, he…