UU World Online Archives

Features Offenders among us Whether we realize it or not, we likely all know sex abuse victims and offenders. Can we be in community with both?

Features Challenging the surveillance state First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles is suing the National Security Agency. The church knows from experience how invasive government surveillance can be.

Features Into the beyond Changing how we do church is scary, but not changing means decline and a lost opportunity. By Terasa Cooley in Ideas; Seminary 3.0 Meadville Lombard has transformed its approach to theological education....

Features War zone sabbatical I went to Afghanistan and Iraq to learn something about hope. By Tim Kutzmark in Ideas; The other General Assembly Unitarian Universalists get hooked on SUUSI, a high-energy, thinking-person's family camp....

Features Political empathy Demonizing your political opponents doesn't change anyone's mind, but empathy can. By Doug Muder in Ideas; Religious community is not enough Unitarian Universalism's purpose is much bigger than gathering with like-minded people for mutual support.

Features Our animal contradictions How Unitarian Universalism can help us sort out our place in the animal world. By Kimberly French in Spirit; Gini's revolution The UUA's longest serving moderator reflects on a legacy of volunteer leadership. By Christopher L....

Features Adaptation and defiance Climate change requires adaptation, but it also calls for defiance. By Jeffrey A. Lockwood in Ideas; Bound in covenant Congregational covenants are declarations of interdependence. By Victoria Safford in Ideas; UUA to purchase new Boston headquarters Board...

Features Farewell, 25 Beacon Street? As the UUA looks for a more modern headquarters, Unitarian Universalists reflect on the symbolic meaning of its perch on Boston’s Beacon Hill. By Richard Higgins in Ideas; What is reproductive justice? Women need more than a right to choose. Unitarian...

Features The end of iChurch To build Beloved Community, Unitarian Universalism needs a new narrative. By Fredric Muir in Ideas; Activism is an act of faith Our interconnectedness makes the powerless powerful, says a young UU activist in prison for interrupting an oil and gas lease auction....

Features Obama's religious roots Despite his childhood exposure to Unitarian Universalism, Barack Obama found his religious home elsewhere, just as too many of our young people do. By Thandeka in Ideas; The taste of awakening On having a spiritual practice....