UU World Online Archives

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.

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…

FEATURES General Assembly 2017: ‘We have all been charged’ In New Orleans, Unitarian Universalists find hopeful signs in a time of suprising change with new models of leadership, a focus on racial justice, and celebration.by Kenny Wiley and Elaine McArdle; Minns Lecture: The black hole in the&#82

FEATURES Thoreau, the original none Henry David Thoreau wanted nothing to do with the Unitarian church that baptized him, but Unitarian Universalism has embraced his revolutionary ecological, conscientious, and spiritually open approach.by Richard Higgins; The presidency of the Rev.

FEATURES Declaration of conscience We will oppose any and all unjust government actions to deport, register, discriminate, or despoil. by Peter Morales and Tom Andrews; Be a patriot Twenty lessons for citizens of an imperiled democracy, from a scholar of twentieth-century catastrophes….

FEATURES The dream of white innocence We were ready to redeem the American dream, ready to join the revolution. What happened? by William G. Sinkford; When charity disrupts justice Tax-deductible charitable giving often makes inequality worse.

FEATURES Unitarian Universalism’s interfaith partners Forging ties with social justice coalitions, Muslims, and ‘unchurched’ millennials. by Joshua Eaton; ‘I need you to survive’ The 2016 General Assembly reaffirmed the Unitarian Universalist Association’s commitment to racial…

FEATURES Community spirit An Oregon congregation experiences rapid growth and builds a grand new home without surrendering its culture. by Elaine McArdle; Songs when you need them For Ysaye Barnwell, music can be your shield and sword….

FEATURES Choice at the end UUs and the aid-in-dying movement. by Elaine McArdle; Who’s at the Table? Transformative youth camps. by Kenny Wiley; DEPARTMENTS Life’s Passages This issue of ‘UU World’ is full of Unitarian Universalist stories with a passage or transition at the center.

FEATURES The new fusion politics ‘In North Carolina, we’re showing once again that when people of different faiths and colors come together and demand change from a moral perspective, it touches the conscience of a nation.’ by William J.