Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handouts for all participants Preparation for Activity Review the Tak...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Set up th...

This lecture was delivered by the Rev. William F. Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International, on June 21, 2006, at Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 2006 Berry Street Essay. Used with permission....

Begin by sharing this reading: ... the holy—those things that most matter to us—does not show all of its colors in solitude and silence. Sometimes it requires the clarity of another's voice, sometimes the cacophony of community, and often the touch of other pilgrim's eyes and arms and hands...

Materials Leader Resource 2, What Torture's Taught Me Pens/pencils Preparation Copy the Leader Resource for all participants. Description Invite participants to silently read Dr. William F. Schulz's Berry Street lecture, even if they have heard or read it before....

This is a 30-minute activity. Description Share with the group: As a result of his conversion experience, James Luther Adams plunged himself into voluntary associations that were working to bring more justice into the community and the world. He stated that this was unusual for a Protestant...

This is a 30-minute activity. Materials Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation Prepare and post a sheet of newsprint with these questions: Does our congregation encourage individuals to have a change of heart and a change of behavior that might be called a kind of conversion experience? What...

Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint and post: Does it make sense to you to identify your religious belie...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Adams' Definitions Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Preparation for Activity Copy the handout for all participants. Arrange for three volunteers to read the definitions in the handout. If possible, give the...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Introducing James Luther Adams Story, "The Conversion Experience of James Luther Adams" Leader Resource 1, James Luther Adams Photo Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Optional:...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Preparation for Activity If participants may need journals, obtain notebooks with unlined pages. Gather a variety of writing and drawing...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handouts for all participants Preparation for Activity Review the Tak...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Set up th...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Bell or chime Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint and post: Do you call the ways in which your basic emotional needs a...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Newsprint from Activity 2 with Fahs' list of five basic impulses, needs, and emotions Optional: Bell or chime Preparation for Activity...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Introducing Sophia Lyon Fahs Handout 2, Learning by Heart - Sophia Lyon Fahs Story, "Fahs' Religious Education Experiences" Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes)...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Timepiece (minutes) Leader Resource 1, Sophia Lyon Fahs Portrait Optional: Computer and digital projector Preparation for Activity If participants may need...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Set up th...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handouts for all participants Preparation for Activity Review the Tak...

This is a 30-minute activity. Participants discuss the roles of feelings and of intellect in the life of their congregation(s). Use these questions as a guide: How are feelings and intellect reflected in communal worship in the congregation your serve? Do you perceive worship as a "feeling"...