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2026-27 UU Common Read: Love at the Center

Book cover for "Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies." Sofía Betancourt is the editor. The book cover has a deep pink circle in the middle with a purple background surrounding it and pink circles of increasing size radiating out of the central circle.

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We are pleased to announce that the UUA’s Common Read for this year is the collection of essays, Love at the Center: Unitarian Universalist Theologies, edited by our Association’s President, Rev Dr Sofía Betancourt.

We may agree that love is central, but what does that mean to us and what does it require of us? It is in that spirit that we asked more than two dozen leaders in our movement the question of what it means to put love at the center of our faith.

In these pages, you’ll find personal testimony to love’s power, reminders of the centrality of love throughout the long histories of Universalism and Unitarianism, and theologies of love drawn from many different expressions of Unitarian Universalism—from the natural world to the justice rally, to a loved one’s deathbed, to the quiet moment before a worship service begins. May Love at the Center serve as an invitation to deepen your own understanding and practices of love. (from shopinspirit.org)

Orientation Webinar

The orientation webinar for the Common Read, “Love At The Center, Unitarian Universalist Theologies” was held on Thursday, July 9, 2026.  We presented an overview of this year’s robust resource collection, spoke with the resource authors Rev. Michelle Collins and Jenn Blosser, and answered your questions!

The recording of the webinar will made available on this page within a few weeks after the event.

Resource Collection

In past years, we have offered “book club” style discussion guides, but this year thanks to Rev. Michelle Collins and Jenn Blosser, we are providing MUCH more in addition to book club materials, including:

  • a full (five lesson) lifespan curriculum series (ages 7+);

  • committee-specific discussion guides;

  • essay-specific discussion guides paired with recommended committee usage;

  • a collection of quotes for use in worship; and

  • a printable interactive mystery game, “The Mystery of the Slightly Sentient Chalice” that is designed for intergenerational play!

Info Visit the Resource Collection Registration will be required.

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