Ideas

The brilliant astronomer who was also the first woman to receive tenure on Harvard’s faculty also taught Sunday school at her Unitarian church.

Khaled Abou El Fadl calls for Muslim dialogue; Yossi Klein Halevi looks for interfaith partners in Israel and Palestine.

Edmund Hamilton Sears’s beloved carol longs for peace.

Two volunteer organizations led by Unitarians and Universalists set a foundation for the American Red Cross.

A reading list in the aftermath of 9/11.

Beacon Press and the Pentagon Papers.

The flaming chalice, ubiquitous among Unitarian Universalist churches, was first used by the Unitarian Service Committee.

Average citizens who think they can whip a concealed gun out to shoot down a bad guy are living under a dangerous illusion.