Workshop 6: Religious Freedom on the Margins of Empire Part of Resistance and Transformation In This Section Introduction From Resistance and Transformation ...though we are forced to dissent from them in matters of church discipline, yet our dissent is not taken up out of arrogance of spirit in ourselves, w... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Resistance and Transformation Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 10 Activity 1: Power and Authority 25 Activity 2: Challenging Religious Authority in 16th-century Pola... Spiritual Preparation From Resistance and Transformation As Unitarian Universalists living in a religiously pluralistic society, we are quite used to being able to discern our own beliefs and to choose (or not... Welcoming and Entering From Resistance and Transformation Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handou... Opening From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Time piece... Activity 1: Power and Authority From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint: "Power is the ability for... Activity 2: Challenging Religious Authority in 16th century Poland From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Socinianism Preparation for Activity Read Handout 1 and copy for all participants. Optional:... Activity 3: The Cambridge Platform and Congregational Polity From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Cambridge Platform" Preparation for Activity Read the story "The Cambridge Platform" and co... Closing From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens,... Leader Reflection and Planning From Resistance and Transformation Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What did not? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Faith In Action: Using Your Congregations Power From Resistance and Transformation Materials for Activity Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Description of Activity Invite... Alternate Activity 1: Are Freedom, Reason, and Tolerance Enough? From Resistance and Transformation Activity time: 20 minutes Preparation for Activity Read the Earl Morse Wilbur words quoted in the activity description. Discuss with your co-facilitator... Taking It Home: Religious Freedom on the Margins of Empire From Resistance and Transformation ...though we are forced to dissent from them in matters of church discipline, yet our dissent is not taken up out of arrogance of spirit in ourselves, w... The Cambridge Platform From Resistance and Transformation Unitarian roots in North America stretch back to Puritan New England. Many of the original Puritan congregations, the oldest Protestant churches in the... Handout 1: Socinianism From Resistance and Transformation Unitarianism first developed as an institutional movement during the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Transylvania and Poland, the countries where... Find Out More From Resistance and Transformation For more information about Socinianism, read Faustus Socinus defined early Unitarianism by Phillip Hewett, UU World November/December 2004. The complete... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Resistance and Transformation NEXT: Introduction Download all of Resistance and Transformation (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.