UU World Online Archives

FEATURES ‘UU the Vote’ mobilizes for a decisive election UU the Vote organizers say the 2020 elections are ‘all-hands-on-deck’ for Unitarian Universalists, whose values are on the line. by Arthur Hirsch; The problem with wilderness The idea of wilderness, as conceived by preservationists...

FEATURES The call of our faith What is it in Unitarian Universalism’s core message that demands that its people work toward building multicultural, antiracist Beloved Community? by Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin; DEPARTMENTS Let’s ‘UU the Vote’ by Susan Frederick-Gray in From the...

FEATURES The power of we Questions probing the heart of our faith.by Mr. Barb Greve, Elandria Williams, Carey McDonald, Julia Landis, Cammie Horne, Sofía Betancourt, and Elias Ortega-Aponte; Spiritual friendship and social justice The Transcendentalists practiced the art of forming and...

FEATURES The black oak is a bodhisattva Simply by existing, it serves many others. For human beings in an era of climate change, the work of the bodhisattva is a path of kindness, a choice to serve others as a way of life.

FEATURES Nothing we do will be perfect The struggle for racial justice is revealing a weakness in our theology. It’s time to let our perfectionism go. by Nancy McDonald Ladd; Apology: Our story hurt people The editor apologizes for publishing “After L, G, and B” in the Spring issue.by...

FEATURES Better than Sunday school One week of Chalice Camp—a summer day camp sponsored by First Unitarian Church in Oakland, California—forges deeper connections between children and their UU faith than an entire year of Sunday school classes.by Nicole Sweeney Etter; Why talk about white...

FEATURES This is no time for a casual faith The white supremacist rally last August in Charlottesville revealed the power and renewed boldness of the white nationalist movement—and the importance of our faithful commitment to communities of compassion, resilience, and resistance.by Susan...

FEATURES Our radical teachers In Nicaragua, women cultivate power and share their wisdom with UU feminists from the United States.by Air Nonken; Coffee hour central We turned coffee hour into a social gateway for personal growth and community connection.by Seth Fisher; DEPARTMENTS Grab a cup,...

FEATURES Assumed identities: A personal history of passing I didn’t want to lie about who I was anymore, but I would learn people wouldn’t accept a simple one- or two-word answer about who I was, either. Not talking about race isn’t an option any person of color in this country has ever...

FEATURES Nature demands respect We need Henry David Thoreau’s ‘tonic of wildness’ to confront climate change. ‘We need to witness our own limits transgressed.’ Hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires are helping us do just that.by Anthony Makar; Do you need to be an activist to be a...