Latest Issue of the Liberal Beacon
by Terry Anderson | March 14, 2025 | News | 0 Comments
It's Here! The latest issue of the Liberal Beacon contains four articles, two book reviews and more! You can have new issues of the Liberal Beacon and the semi monthly NAUA Compass delivered free to your email box.Back issues available here.
NAUA Celebrates International Women’s Day
by Terry Anderson | March 7, 2025 | News | 0 Comments
Consistent with our support for the inherent rights and dignity of all persons, we celebrate and call for action on International Women's Day on March 8. International Women’s Day (IWD), is a global recognition and call to action that is dedicated to recognizing the...
Origin story of the NAUA – According to Chat GPT
by Terry Anderson | March 6, 2025 | News, Religious history | 0 Comments
The Origin of the North American Unitarian Association (NAUA) The North American Unitarian Association (NAUA) was founded in 2022 as a response to concerns that the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) had shifted away from its core values of religious freedom,...
NAUA Volunteer Opportunities
by Joanne Krettek | February 28, 2025 | News | 0 Comments
Are you looking for a meaningful way to contribute to our faith community? We are excited to announce that NAUA is seeking dedicated members to serve on our committees. This is a wonderful opportunity to use your talents, share your insights, and help shape the future...
Feb. 2025 Saturday Worship with JD Stillwater
by Terry Anderson | February 19, 2025 | News, Worship Service, Worship Services | 0 Comments
NAUA 3rd Saturday Worship Service - Nature’s Scripture: the Interfaith Promise of Science. Underlying the human world of strife and separation is an oft-neglected landscape of commonality between faiths: the natural world. At precisely the time when our religious and...
January 2025 Service – Enlightment Values
by Terry Anderson | January 21, 2025 | News, Worship Service, Worship Services | 0 Comments
Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance. January's monthly worship service focused on the Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance, the very same values that were adopted by the NAUA and that stand at the core of Western liberal tradition....
Jan. 14, 2025 – When we Almost Got it Right – Societies that Worked
by Terry Anderson | January 12, 2025 | NAUA Academy, News | 0 Comments
As we hear distressing stories of violence and oppression from around the world, we may benefit from reminding ourselves of times and places when human beings did organize themselves into durable just societies. In this talk Dr. Reimers discusses some of these times...
Join Our New NAUA Conversation/Discussion Circle!
by Joanne Krettek | December 30, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new monthly space for connection and community building - The NAUA Conversation/Discussion Circle! This circle is designed for NAUA members and friends to gather, share ideas, spark meaningful conversations, and deepen our...
January Worship Service: “The Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason, Tolerance”
by Joanne Krettek | December 23, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
January's monthly worship service will focus on the Enlightenment Values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance, the very same values that were adopted by the NAUA and that stand at the core of Western liberal tradition. The full service title is: "The Enlightenment Values...
Solstice Service, 2024
by Terry Anderson | December 22, 2024 | News, Worship Service, Worship Services | 0 Comments
I've been attending Unitarian Solstice services for as long as I can remember, but I have never enjoyed one as much as this Solstice. Maybe it was the music, the poems, Rev Manning's talk or just being (virtually) with 50 old and new friends. From all of us at NAUA,...
Liberal Religion—Is It Time for Hospice?
by Terry Anderson | December 12, 2024 | NAUA Academy, News | 0 Comments
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...
Baruch Spinoza’s ideas – increasing relevance today
by Terry Anderson | December 3, 2024 | News | 0 Comments
Many 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...
Nov. 16, 2024 – Where Do We Go From Here? with Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof
by Terry Anderson | November 17, 2024 | Worship Service, Worship Services | 0 Comments
In this Nov 18, 2024 3rd Saturday Worship service NAUA President Rev.Dr. Todd Eklof addresses "Where do we go from here?"
Nov. 12, 2024 – Overcoming Identity Politics in America: The Organization FAIR
by Terry Anderson | November 13, 2024 | NAUA Academy | 0 Comments
Previously, 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...
Nov. 9, 2024 – “Beyond all “—isms” — the creative, inquiring, free & liberative spirituality of Imaoka Shin’ichirō”
by Terry Anderson | November 9, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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...