Author: John Wunderlin
-
Religious Charisma
Read more: Religious CharismaLatest News from NAUA The CBC Ideas program provides a daily broadcast and podcast on current and often academic topics. This podcast and text will be of interest to Unitarians who are trying to understand the rise, and demise of religion from an historical perspective. In this podcast and the text version, Dr Molly Worthen provides a a very…
-
Philosophy in a Nutshell
Read more: Philosophy in a NutshellRev. Todd Eklof teams up with a variety of Artificial Intelligent tools and Wikipedia to create an amazing set short videos high lighting ancient Greek Philosophers. Besides being engaging, visually stunning and informative, Todd claims the videos were easy and quick to create. We hope you enjoy the videos and subscribe to the YouTube Channel …
-
Summary of book “Used to be UU”
Read more: Summary of book “Used to be UU”Frank Casper and Jay Kiskel are long time Unitarians who are very concerned with the ideological and authoritarian shift happening in Unitarian Universalist congregations and organizations. They also realized that there is no way for average Unitarian Universalists to communicate with one another. Thus, they authored Used to be UU: The Systematic Attack on UU Liberalism and founded…
-
9/19/2023 – Left vs Left: What’s Happening Here Ain’t Exactly Clear
Read more: 9/19/2023 – Left vs Left: What’s Happening Here Ain’t Exactly ClearSept. 19, 4:30 PM PDT (7:30 EDT) Ken Ing looks at Unitarian life in a age of identity politics. We are very pleased to highlight this exceptional video. Ken has created some compelling and engaging slides and narrates the phiolosopy and ideas that are propelling the current wave of anti-racism. A must see and share for…
-
9/16/2023 – Thoughts are Free by Bob Meyerson
Read more: 9/16/2023 – Thoughts are Free by Bob MeyersonOur Sept. speaker is Bob Meyerson Topic: “Thoughts Are Free,” from a 500 year old German Folk Song. Bob will talk about how free thought and free expression can be instruments of positive change, whether for major political reasons or religious thought. Topic: “Thoughts Are Free,” from a 500 year old German Folk Song. Bob will talk…
-
Mama Bear and AI
Read more: Mama Bear and AIThere is much uncertainty and uneasiness about what Artificial Intelligence will mean for our future but, for now, it’s already being employed by millions of people to save time researching, writing, creating art, and producing media. Not wishing to be left behind, I recently started dabbling with AI myself and have been overwhelmed by its creative possibilities.…
-
Ban Nuclear Weapons
Read more: Ban Nuclear WeaponsOn August 6, 1945 at 8:15 am the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan. Since then the potential for nuclear catastrophe has grown to a frightening scale.In our work for peace, we should following the will of the United Nations General Assembly that voted with an overwhelming majority to abolish nuclear weapons.As long…
-
7/18/2023 – Race Amity by Dr. Joyce Francis
Read more: 7/18/2023 – Race Amity by Dr. Joyce FrancisAmerica’s current moral reckoning with its racist past and present too often proves more divisive than constructive. The National Center for Race Amity (NCRA) seeks to move the public discourse on race beyond the blame-grievance-rejection framework to one that recognizes and celebrates our ability to overcome racial prejudice through association, amity and collaborative action. The…
-
ReligiousNews.com report of UUA General Assembly
Read more: ReligiousNews.com report of UUA General AssemblyMany NAUA members also belong to congregations that are members of the UUA or the CUC. Thus our interest in following news from these organizations. The report from ReligiousNews.com provides a fairly balanced overview of the issues – notably the proposals to revise the bylaws and replace the current seven principles and sources. In the coming year…
-
6/20/2023 – Climate Action – Risk and Opportunity by Dr. Jan Dash
Read more: 6/20/2023 – Climate Action – Risk and Opportunity by Dr. Jan DashUnitarian Universalist Climate Action-Opportunity and Risk. The speaker will be Dr. Jan Dash who is the Editor of the Journal of Climate Action, Research and Policy, the Editor of the World Scientific Climate Encyclopedia and the Gabelli Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Fordham University. Review of climate change-risk and opportunity.Vision for Unitarian Universalism being a…