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  • NAUA Interim Principles and Foundations – Discussion

    At the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the NAUA we adopted a set of prinicples on an in intereim basis. After a year of discussion and possible ammendment, these principles will be voted on at the 2027 Summit. The NAUA Board of Trustees is hosting a service of Zoom meetings (stay tuned for details) in…

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  • Oct 17, 2026 Service – The Voyage of the Soul

    Featuring a talk by Ken Murino GLIDING O’ER ALL. – Walk Witman GLIDING o’er all, through all, Through Nature, Time, and Space, As a ship on the waters advancing, The voyage of the soul—not life alone, Death, many deaths I’ll sing. Ken’s BIO Ken Marino serves as a chaplain for UC Davis Home Health. He is…

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  • Summit 2026 Recordings Now Online

    The video recordings from NAUA Summit2026 as well as the transcript of Helen Pluckrose’s keynote talk are now available from the NAUA website. The slides and transcripts of other sessions are also linked when available in this archive.

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  • Liberal Religion Without Conformity: Helen Pluckrose on the Future of Liberal Humanism

    Key reflections from Helen Pluckrose’s keynote at the North American Unitarian Association (NAUA) Summit 2026 What holds a community together when its members do not share the same beliefs? Can a religious organization offer moral purpose and belonging without requiring agreement on theology, politics, or the meaning of a good life? These questions were central…

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  • September 16, 2026 Board Minutes

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  • Draft NAUA Principles and Foundations

    Principles and Foundations of the NAUA The Principles and Foundations below are in draft form to be be discussed and voted on at Summit 2026 and if approved to be finalized at Summit 2027 Preamble: North American Unitarian Association is a member-service organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the practice of liberal religion. Rooted in…

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