Marking the American Unitarian Association 200th anniversary.
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Spirit“In a word, the great end is to awaken the soul, to excite and cherish spiritual life.”
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IdeasIn this Skinner House excerpt, with an introduction by Mark Morrison-Reed, Brown, a Black man from Jamaica who founded the Harlem Unitarian Church in 1920, discusses ‘sharing with my people new truths as I discover them for myself.’
Egbert Ethelred Brown, Mark Morrison-Reed -
UU NewsDiscover the legacy of this small group of Unitarian ministers around 150 years since they boldly spread the gospel of their liberal faith.
Ethan Loewi -
IdeasWhat happened when the biggest names in the Unitarian faith tried to form a national association?
Nancy McDonald Ladd -
IdeasHarper, a Black abolitionist from Baltimore, called on people of faith to resist the status quo and embrace a radical, liberatory Christianity.
Kenny Wiley -
IdeasBorn into a privileged Unitarian family, Baldwin went on to champion Constitutional freedoms and democratic principles.
Kris Willcox -
EditorialThe do-it-yourself fellowship movement spread Unitarian congregations far and wide between 1948 and the 1960s, but its legacy is complicated.
Warren R. Ross -
IdeasRegarded as one of the most influential Unitarian ministers who ever lived, Parker’s legacy is evident in many modern progressive movements.
Dean Grodzins -
IdeasIn this 2007 essay, retired UU minister George Kimmich Beach critiques how Adams’s warnings are depicted in the book ‘American Fascists.’
George Kimmich Beach -
EditorialMartha and Rev. Waitstill Sharp risked their lives to help hundreds of refugees flee occupied Prague.
Michelle Bates Deakin -
EditorialThe effort came decades after First Church and the American Unitarian Association rebuffed Rev. W.H.G. Carter and the Church of the Unitarian Brotherhood, which he founded.
David Whitford