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- Emerson
As Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Selected Essays for Personal Reflection and
Group Discussion by Barry A. Andrews. Includes an introduction
to the life and thought of Emerson, as well as questions and resources for
further study and reflection. 128 pp.
Published by Skinner House Books (Boston, MA) in 2003.
- Essex
Conversations: Visions for Lifespan Religious Education. More
than 30 religious educators and other religious leaders explore goals for the
new century. A valuable tool for broadening our understanding of religious
education and its impact on our future. 336 pp.
Published by Skinner House Books (Boston, MA) in 2001.
- Evensong
Volume 1: An Eight-Week Series of Gatherings by Barbara
Hamilton-Holway Barbara Hamilton-Holway Barbara Hamilton-Holway. Intended to
help congregation members make lasting connections with one another. Weekly
worship services designed for groups of 10-20. Each service includes singing,
readings, and discussion. Participants are invited to share thoughts,
experiences, and religious beliefs. 80 pp.
Published by Unitarian Universalist Association (Boston, MA) in 1999.
- Evensong
Volume 2: An Eight-Week Series of Gatherings by Barbara
Hamilton-Holway. Intended to help congregation members make lasting connections
with one another. Weekly worship services designed for groups of 10-20. Each
service includes singing, readings, and discussion. Participants are invited to
share thoughts, experiences, and religious beliefs. 72 pp.
Published by Unitarian Universalist Association (Boston, MA) in 2001.
- Everyday
Spiritual Practice: Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life.
Have you wondered, "How do I integrate my heartfelt beliefs into my daily life?"
Nearly 40 contributors address this creative dilemma and share their
discoveries. Creating a home altar, practicing martial arts, fasting, quilting—these are just some of the ways they've found to make every day more meaningful.
272 pp.
Published by Skinner House Books (Boston, MA) in 1999.
- Finding
Your Religion: When the Faith You Grew Up With Has Lost Its
Meaning by Scotty McLennan. McLennan, the inspiration for the
character "Reverend Scotty Sloan" in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury, is
a real-life Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain at Stanford University. McLennan shares his
own and his students' search for a meaningful spiritual life, detailing six
stages of faith—Magic, Reality, Dependence, Independence, Interdependence, and
Unity. 242 pp.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers (New York, NY) in 2000.
- From
Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older by
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Rabbi Schacter-Shalomi describes a radically different
aging process characterized by adventure, passion, mystery, and fulfillment.
Drawing on the wisdom of Sufi masters, Buddhist teachers, Native-American
shamans, and Kabbalah (the mystical teachings of Islam and Judaism),
Schacter-Shalomi offers techniques to expand our horizons, so we can all become
sages as we grow older. 303 pp.
Published by Warner Books (New York, NY) in 1997.
- Heretics’
Faith: Vocabulary for Religious Liberals by John Muir. Muir
makes the argument that Unitarian Universalists are limited by their reluctance
to use the language of faith used by other denominations. He argues that we must
become comfortable with words like sin, atonement, and blessing. "As Unitarian
Universalists, we bring a liberal and heretical spirit to this vocabulary that
can breathe new life into ancient words." —from the preface. 217 pp. (John Muir,
Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis)
- Let
Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker
Palmer. "Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?" Author suggests that by listening to who we are rather than to who we believe we
should be, it's possible to find our true vocations. Inspirational for anyone
who is searching for meaningful life work. 123 pp.
Published by Jossey-Bass (Hoboken, NJ) in 1999.
- Life
Lines: Holding On (and Letting Go) by Forrest Church. This
hopeful book explores the experiences that can help us survive suffering, feel
more deeply connected to neighbors and strangers, and gain a better
understanding of human limits and our place in the Universe. 192 pp. Online study guide.
Published by Beacon Press (Boston, MA) in 1996.
- Lifecraft:
The Art of Meaning in the Everyday by Forrest Church. Church
challenges us to imagine ourselves as a "consortium of personae" rather than as
a fixed identity...otherwise, we will either think too much or too little of
ourselves. A joyous book on the art of finding meaning in daily life. 144 pp.
Online study guide.
Published by Beacon Press (Boston, MA) in 2001.
Last updated on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
