The Rev. John A. Buehrens, president of the UUA from 1993 to 2001, is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice (Beacon Press, 2020).
Learn more about John A. Buehrens on UUA.org.
By John A. Buehrens
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Spiritual friendship and social justiceJohn A. BuehrensThe Transcendentalists practiced the art of forming and maintaining spiritual friendships transcending differences of gender, social location, theology, politics, and race.
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Selma at the cinemaJohn A. BuehrensAn important film introduces Unitarian Universalists Reeb and Liuzzo, but doesn't mention their faith.
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The welcome tableJohn A. BuehrensHow the hospitality of progressive churches cultivates forgiveness and justice.
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Marriage in the nineteenth centuryJohn A. BuehrensTwo books reveal the complexities of women's lives in Unitarian Boston.
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Pacifists and pragmatistsJohn A. Buehrens
Progressive communities, including Unitarian Universalist congregations, are prone to painful rifts between pacifists and pragmatists.
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Famous consultant and forgotten ministerJohn A. BuehrensGrandson of a slave, Clarence Bertrand Thompson was a Unitarian minister, management expert, and biochemist.