NAUA Academy
The NAUA Academy provides courses to Members of the NAUA and others interested in Unitarianism, Unitarian Universalism and Liberal Religion. Single-session and multiple-session courses deal with the history and development of Unitarianism and Liberal Religion, as well as with issues of concern in contemporary society from a liberal religious perspective. Participation in courses is virtual, using Zoom. Sessions consist of a presentation followed by small group discussions.
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Mission
To provide high quality learning and networking opportunities designed to develop and enhance our critical thinking skills and to translate our values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance into actions in the world.
Vision
A world where people of liberal religious faith have multiple and diverse opportunities to learn, work, and build community.
Goal
The Goal of the Academy is to support the preservation and growth of classical Unitarianism and Liberal Religion internationally.
Objectives
- Providing educational courses for individuals, lay leaders and ministers to support congregations seeking to maintain a classical Unitarianism and Liberal Religious perspective/orientation within their congregations.
- Provide educational courses and support to congregations that seek to re-orient themselves toward a more classical Unitarian/Liberal Religious interpretation of our religion.
- Foster the creation of interactive networks for communication and sharing of ideas and opportunities to work together and provide for mutual support.
- Provide on-line and face-based programs and resources to promote classical Unitarianism and Liberal Religion as a means to introduce potential members to our religion (i.e., evangelism) as well as to support Unitarians who are “unchurched” or live in areas in which there is no appropriate Unitarian Church (e.g. the Greater Fellowship model).
The video recordings of the NAUA Academy courses and the monthly NAUA worship services are first uploaded to the NAUA Academy Youtube channel. If you go to that site and click on the “Subscribe” link, you will be notified as soon as any new videos are posted.
Recordings of NAUA Academy Courses:
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...
Nov. 16, 2024 – Where Do We Go From Here? with Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof
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
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...
Oct. 8, 2024 – Future of the NAUA and Liberal Religion – Rev Todd Eklof
As NAUA prepares for this session. Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof shares his thoughts about the direction it should take in its efforts to help Unitarianism and liberal religion to carry on and thrive. This...
Sept. 16, 2024 – The Evolution of Humanism by Dr Mark Reimers
Sept 16, 2024 Dr. Mark Riemers The Evolution of Humanism The roots of humanism lie in ancient wisdom literature, which reflected on justice, fate and the life well-lived. The Renaissance Humanists...
05/14/24 – Color Blindness: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? -Dr. Terry Anderson
Color Blindness: Part of the Problem or Part the Solution? In this NAUA Academy class Terry Anderson overviews the controversial idea that color blindness is the best way to equality and to combat...
4/10/2024 – How Migration Really Works – Bruce Knotts
4/10/2024 Bruce 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...
3/12/2024 – I Before We, Except Overseas: Tracing the Roots of our Multi-Century Identity Crisis by Ken Ing
I 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...
2/12/2024 – Understanding our Supreme Courts: US and Canadian Perspectives
February'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...
1/23/2024 – 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...
12/13/2023 – Lessons from the Unitarian Quest for Consensus 1865-1895 by Kevin McCulloch
The Transcendentalist critique of historical Christianity created a rift in the Unitarian church between traditional-minded Unitarian Christians and more radical Free Religionists who felt that the...
11/14/2023 – Parliament of the World’s Religions by Bruce Knotts
"We accept all Religions as Truth” are the words spoken by Swami Vivekananda at the founding of the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893 in Chicago. Our speaker is Bruce Knotts, a Trustee of...
9/19/2023 – Left vs Left: What’s Happening Here Ain’t Exactly Clear by Ken Ing
Sept. 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...
7/18/2023 – Race Amity by Dr. Joyce Francis
America’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...
6/20/2023 – Climate Action – Risk and Opportunity by Dr. Jan Dash
Date: June 20, 2023
Time 4:30-6:30 PDT, 7:30-9:30 EDT
5/16/2023 – What is Liberal Religion? It’s History and Values by Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof
May 16th, 2023
4/18/2023 – The Goal of World Community: Unitarian Universalism at the UN by Bruce Knotts
April 18th, 2023
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