Author: Terry Anderson
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July 20, 2024 – Reflections on the Loss of the 7 Principles & 6 Sources by Joyce Kinnear
Read more: July 20, 2024 – Reflections on the Loss of the 7 Principles & 6 Sources by Joyce KinnearFor July, the worship committee presents a service focused around a group discussion of the rift in the UUA, and particularly the article 2 vote; the grief associated with these events, and our path forward. The reading is to be the 6 sources and 7 principles. For the homily we ask 3 speakers (Joyce Kinnear,…
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June 15, 2024 – Renewing Our Free and Responsible . Search for Truth & Meaning
Read more: June 15, 2024 – Renewing Our Free and Responsible . Search for Truth & MeaningOdell Havsdotter examines what it means to renew and regenerate our commitment to our fourth principle. What does it mean to be free in our search, and what does it mean to be responsible in our search? There will be opportunities for attendees to share their perspectives on this topic with others. Recent Posts Archives
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June 18, 2024 – A Life Well Lived
Read more: June 18, 2024 – A Life Well LivedBob Simoni lead May’s NAUA Community Worship service which is entitled “A Life Well Lived”, a phrase which you might hear used at a Memorial Service for someone who led an exemplary life. The sermon will discuss what are some of the significant events of a person’s life that would lead one to say it…
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May 14 2024. Color Blindness: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Read more: May 14 2024. Color Blindness: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?In this NAUA Academy session Terry Anderson, Ph.D. overviews the controversial idea that color blindness is the best way to equality and to combat racism. The argument was fueled by Coleman Hughe’s Ted Talk, the controversy that arose from his talk and his new book – The End of Race Politics. We also look at Sheena…
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Apr. 10, 2024. – How Migration Really Works – Bruce Knotts
Read more: Apr. 10, 2024. – How Migration Really Works – Bruce KnottsBruce Knotts presents a discussion based upon the new book by Hein de Haas entitled “How Migration Really Works”. Hein de Hass is a professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam and founding member of the Migration Institute at the University of Oxford. In this book Prof. de Haas demolishes 22 myths about migration that too…
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Feb. 17, 2024. Education, Women’s Rights, and the Abolition of Slavery.
Read more: Feb. 17, 2024. Education, Women’s Rights, and the Abolition of Slavery.The Reverend Rick Davis talks about American Unitarian Rev. Samuel Joseph May who during the nineteenth century championed education, women’s rights, and abolition of slavery. Aligning the efforts and successes of past Unitarian leaders with our efforts today, provides inspiration and lessons for each of us. Recent Posts Archives
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Jan. 21,2024 – Plus ça change: David Reich revisits his 2010 satire, “The Antiracism Trainings”
Read more: Jan. 21,2024 – Plus ça change: David Reich revisits his 2010 satire, “The Antiracism Trainings”David Reich has written a funny, incisive novel about race, religion, and office politics. He’s fearlessly unpious, observant, and witty, but he’s also fair to his flawed and often enjoyably irksome characters. His gift for finding nuanced humanity in their semi-good intentions gives warmth and life to this quietly ambitious satire. -Carlo Rotella, author of…