Learning Objectives, Workshop 13: Mirages and Oases — Idealism and Utopianism

In "Faith like a River," a Tapestry of Faith program

Participants will:

Understand ways a foundational optimism has shaped our movement
Make connections between world events and religious idealism
Learn about Transcendentalists, Utopians, and other 19th-century idealists and compare their movements with contemporary movements grounded in idealism
Identify ways our Unitarian Universalist Principles reflect our heritage of idealism
Consider how to put religious principles into action through financial and social means.

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Last updated on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

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