March 01, 2011
February 28, 2011
District board protests firing of its executive
UUA, Pacific Central District 'moving forward together' after disagreeing about firing of district executive.
With Jane Greer. uuworld.org, 2.28.11
February 15, 2011
Heritage and history groups sponsor conference together
'History and Heritage Convocation' unites four independent organizations.
UU World, Spring 2011
November 29, 2010
Board approves two-year project to shape UUA's vision
Will invite congregations to use Appreciative Inquiry to develop 'shared vision for denomination's future.'
With Jane Greer. uuworld.org, 11.29.10
November 01, 2010
Remember the pro-censorship Unitarians?
Boston's elite saw censorship as part of their larger social reform agenda.
UU World, Winter 2010
August 15, 2010
Satire takes aim at recent UUA history
In new novel, former editor of this magazine satirizes the Unitarian Universalist Association.
UU World, Fall 2010
The partner church movement today
Almost 200 North American UU congregations have partner churches in other parts of the world.
UU World, Fall 2010
What is UU culture?
Is Unitarian Universalist congregational culture a barrier to a more diverse faith?
UU World, Fall 2010
May 15, 2010
UUA contemplates bold changes
A guide to changes promoted by the Board of Trustees and by the UUA administration.
With Jane Greer and Donald E. Skinner. UU World, Summer 2010
Keeping up with change
'UU World' offers many ways to keep up with changes in the UUA.
UU World, Summer 2010
February 15, 2010
Racial and ethnic diversity of Unitarian Universalists
The United States is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse faster than the UUA.
UU World, Spring 2010
What is 'UU culture'?
Does UU culture embody our deepest values? Or does it express narrow assumptions about who truly belongs?
UU World, Spring 2010
November 01, 2009
Forrest Church's Universalism
For Church, 'E pluribus unum' was a civic ideal and a religious insight.
UU World, Winter 2009
Photographic tour of Wright's Unity Temple
New book celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece for an Illinois Unitarian Universalist congregation.
UU World, Winter 2009
August 15, 2009
The breadth of our message
Can Unitarian Universalism become more culturally diverse?
UU World, Fall 2009
A multicultural future
The Unitarian Universalist Association elects a president focused on helping congregations adapt to a changing society.
With Donald E. Skinner, UU World, Fall 2009
July 06, 2009
General Assembly narrowly rejects new Principles and Purposes
Delegates in Salt Lake City elect new president, send ‘Peacemaking’ Statement of Conscience back to committee.
uuworld.org, 7.6.09
June 29, 2009
Morales decisively wins UUA presidency
The Rev. Peter Morales elected with 59 percent of the vote.
With Donald E. Skinner, uuworld.org, 6.29.09
June 22, 2009
Follow UUA General Assembly with 'UU World'
Daily updates on the presidential election and other business on uuworld.org's General Assembly Blog.
uuworld.org, 6.22.09
June 01, 2009
Beacon Press to reissue Martin Luther King Jr.'s books
Exclusive partnership with King’s estate will bring civil rights leader’s writings to a contemporary audience.
uuworld.org, 6.1.09
May 15, 2009
A public witness
President William G. Sinkford looks back on eight years of leadership.
UU World, Summer 2009
'Utne' honor, farewell to 'uu&me!'
'Utne Reader' names 'UU World' a finalist for an Utne Independent Press Award.
UU World, Summer 2009
February 15, 2009
Charles Darwin's bicentennial
Two aspects of Darwin's legacy for liberal religion.
UU World, Spring 2009
January 12, 2009
Commission offers second draft of new UUA Principles
After receiving more than 1,700 comments on proposed changes to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Principles and Purposes, Commission presents revised draft to Board of Trustees.
uuworld.org, 1.12.09
November 01, 2008
Covering the Knoxville church shooting
Online reporting allows more timely response.
UU World, Winter 2008
August 18, 2008
Good news for parents
Debra W. Haffner's new book is full of good news about raising children.
UU World, Fall 2008
July 07, 2008
General Assembly endorses youth 'empowerment'
UUA's 2008 convention asks for annual reports from congregations and denominational groups about youth and young adult empowerment.
uuworld.org, 7.7.08
May 15, 2008
Ministry of the printed word
If anyone has popularized liberal religion in the last quarter century, Forrest Church has.
UU World, Summer 2008
March 17, 2008
UUA presidential campaign begins with two candidates
Laurel Hallman and Peter Morales compete for 2009 General Assembly vote.
uuworld.org, 3.17.08
March 05, 2008
UUA suspends funding for young adult network
C*UUYAN has cancelled annual conferences; UUA staff groups serving youth and young adults expected to merge.
With Jane Greer, uuworld.org 2.18.08
February 15, 2008
Provocative conversations
Three moving and informative stories; introducing our new blog about blogs.
UU World, Spring 2008
December 31, 2007
Books that amplify our voices
This issue of 'UU World' highlights books worth sharing.
UU World, Winter 2007
September 24, 2007
Liberal theology, vibrant but hidden
Unitarian Universalism was liberal theology's first home, but we have neglected it lately.
UU World, Fall 2007
September 03, 2007
Independent magazines take a hit
New postal rules treat small periodicals unfairly.
UU World, Fall 2007
August 27, 2007
August 13, 2007
Environment and diversity themes of General Assembly
Report on the Unitarian Universalist Association's 2007 annual meeting.
With Tom Stites, UU World, Fall 2007
July 02, 2007
General Assembly asserts UU moral values
In Portland, UUA's annual meeting recalls Pentagon Papers, urges opposition to torture and Iraq war, affirms transgender people.
With Tom Stites, uuworld.org 7.2.07
June 15, 2007
Daily updates from UUA General Assembly
Follow the UUA's annual meeting with uuworld.org's GA blog, June 20-24.
uuworld.org 6.15.07
May 15, 2007
Meet our online columnists
Doug Muder and the Rev. Meg Barnhouse bring distinctive voices to 'uuworld.org.'
UU World, Summer 2007
May 14, 2007
General Assembly 2007 preview
Congregational leaders and representatives of other UU organizations will gather in Portland, Oregon, for the annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations June 20 through 24.
UU World, Summer 2007
March 09, 2007
A mirror and a lens
My goal is to give you a magazine with a broad range of UU voices that truly conveys the dynamism of liberal religion today.
UU World, Spring 2007
February 06, 2007
Sinkford outlines plan for more diverse ministry
Board of Trustees hears UUA president's proposal for new ministry opportunities for minorities, approves General Assembly review of UUA's Purposes.
uuworld.org 2.6.07
November 01, 2006
Inheriting a bold magazine
Share your dreams for Unitarian Universalism and its magazine.
UU World, Winter 2006
August 21, 2006
New survey of UU congregations shows growth potential
UUA survey conducted alongside Faith Communities Today study.
uuworld.org 8.21.06
June 30, 2006
UUA General Assembly confronts global warming
Delegates also select 'peacemaking' as four-year congregational focus.
uuworld.org 6.30.06
June 19, 2006
Daily reports from UUA General Assembly
Follow the UUA's annual meeting with uuworld.org's GA blog, June 21-25.
uuworld.org 6.19.06
May 25, 2006
Harvard announces professorship in Unitarian Universalist studies
Ralph Waldo Emerson Professor will focus on liberal religious traditions.
With Jane Greer, uuworld.org 5.25.06
February 16, 2006
Counterculture and liberal religion
How American culture transforms — and is sometimes transformed by — liberal religion.
UU World (Spring 2006)
February 06, 2006
Report examines racism, youth at 2005 General Assembly
Commission offers timeline and recommendations after tense interactions at UUA annual meeting in Fort Worth, Texas.
With Tom Stites, uuworld.org 2.6.06
December 20, 2005
A surrogate mother, Kwanzaa in Maine, Christmas controversies, and more
Unitarian Universalists in the Media, December 12-19, 2005.
UUWorld.org 12.19.05
November 07, 2005
Boston honors Selma's civil rights activists
With flags flying at half-mast to honor the death of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, Unitarian Universalists joined several thousand Bostonians in a civil rights march on Sunday, October 30, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
UUWorld.org 11.7.05
August 15, 2005
Fired up: General Assembly 2005
Sermons, music, and politics fired up the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists.
With Donald E. Skinner, UU World (Fall 2005)
April 15, 2005
Ambitious first book at 21
Paul Kendrick, a twenty-one-year-old student at George Washington University, spent two years researching and writing Sarah's Long Walk, a new Beacon Press history of Boston's free black community, with his father, the Rev. Stephen Kendrick, minister of the First and Second Church in Boston.
UU World (May/Jun 2005)
Notable recordings
Brief reviews of Heinrich Christensen Plays the C.B. Fisk Organ, King’s Chapel, Boston and The Fire of Commitment: Music of Jason Shelton.
UU World (May/Jun 2005)
February 15, 2005
Talking about reverence
Whether Unitarian Universalists have responded to President William G. Sinkford's call for a renewed "language of reverence" with appreciation or anger, the subject has generated a rousing and enduring conversation. But until quite recently, a newcomer to the conversation might have felt unsure about the source of all the commotion; there was no single collection of primary documents under discussion. A Language of Reverence, a brief collection of key speeches, answers that need.
UU World (Mar/Apr 2005)
December 14, 2004
James Luther Adams's examined faith
Widely regarded as the most important Unitarian Universalist theologian of the twentieth century, James Luther Adams championed themes that have never been UU favorites, among them conversion and guilt, sacrifice and discipline, conflict and tragedy. Without them, Adams believed, liberal religion becomes complacent, accommodating cultural trends that distort truly liberal values when resistance is called for. He became the leading exponent of the liberal church as "the prophethood of all believers" — an institution whose people, rooted in the biblical and liberal traditions, learn to judge and correct their society.
UU World (Jan/Feb 2005)
Wielding our power
Recognizing our power and using it to promote our values in the world fulfills one of the Sources of our living tradition: It empowers us to “confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love.”
UU World (Jan/Feb 2005)
August 23, 2004
General Assembly 2004
Several workshops and plenary speeches expanded on conversations begun at last year's Assembly about religious language. Last year, a delegate's request opened up forty-five minutes of plenary discussion in response to President Sinkford's call for a renewed “language of reverence” in the UUA. Some perceived his call as a reactionary move toward mainline or conservative Christianity, but others saw him urging religious liberals to acknowledge the spirituality that is already among us.
UU World, Sep/Oct 2004
July 01, 2004
Kindergarten's radical advocate
The educator, publisher, and reformer Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804-1894) was inseparable from the circle of writers and reformers known as Transcendentalists in mid-nineteenth century Boston. Her lasting achievement, however, wasn't her advocacy of Transcendental philosophy or even her strong support for a broad range of social reforms. It was her introduction of kindergarten to the United States.
UU World 7/8.04
Singing the Seventh Principle
The Rev. Ralph Galen describes the songs in The Earth and Spirit Songbook as “the soundtrack to the peace and justice and environmental movement.” For many Unitarian Universalists, Jim Scott's collection of songs, chants, and choral arrangements may seem like the perfect soundtrack to their faith, too.
UU World 7/8.04
May 01, 2004
Gay rights timeline
Major social, political, and religious milestones on the road to equality.
UU World (May/Jun 2004)
December 29, 2003
Talking about the 'L'-word
Modern Unitarian Universalism was “born into a given historical constellation of ideas”—and as that constellation of ideas has been eclipsed in much of our public life, we have sometimes grown doctrinaire and defensive in our political thinking even as we proclaim the tolerance and diversity of our theology. Perhaps we would be served by thinking through the “specialized notions” of liberalism we take for granted. Perhaps it is time for us to ask each other: Which aspects of liberalism really do belong to Unitarian Universalism?
UU World 1/2.04
September 01, 2003
Science and its metaphors
Science — the work that scientists do — is revered, perhaps even idolized, in our religious movement, but as a religious movement we are not doing science ourselves. Yet for some Unitarian Universalists and for many self-described Humanists, science has become the touchstone for human values. We want our theology to be compatible with science, and some of us even treat science as our theology and ethics. Mary Midgley cautions us that the authority of science should not go unexamined; there is no divine right to the "intellectual imperialism" some science advocates promote.
UU World Nov/Dec 2003
July 01, 2003
Adin Ballou: Practical utopian
Adin Ballou (1803-1890) spent a lifetime trying to build a community modeled in every difficult particular on the Sermon on the Mount. He even succeeded for a while.
UU World 7/8.03
March 01, 2003
Sophia Lyon Fahs: Revolutionary educator
As a teacher, writer, editor, and advocate, Sophia Lyon Fahs helped to revolutionize American children's religious education and played a major role in what is often called the "Unitarian renaissance."
UU World 3/4.03
January 01, 2003
Religious dialogue in a divided world
The war with al Qaeda may not be a clash between Islam and the West. But 9/11 publicized another conflict quite clearly: There is a clash of theologies within Islam, and the stakes of that battle are high indeed.
UU World 1/2.03
