Doing Ethics from the Margins Over the last two decades, a number of ethicists and theologians who are people of color have articulated a critique of the dominant culture’s ethical systems, including Kant’s ethics, utilitarian ethics, and virtue ethics….

In A Different Voice In 1982, developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan published a groundbreaking book, In a Different Voice (Cambridge: Harvard University Press,1982)….

There are moral sources and/or authorities that inform or guide my ethical behavior. I have firm moral convictions. Each person is entitled to their view of what is right and wrong. Truth exists and our understanding of it becomes clearer over time….

From Chapter 2 of John Stewart Mill’s Utilitarianism (London: Longmans, Green, Ryder, and Dyer, 1871)….

Workshop Title Day, Date, Time Workshop 1: The Locus of Moral Authority Workshop 2: Unchanging Truths Workshop 3: The Collective Good Workshop 4: Cultivating a Virtuous Character Workshop 5: Natural, Legal, and Human Rights Workshop 6: The Story of Our Lives Workshop 7: Relational Ethics Workshop…

Sharon Welch was raised in a small farming community in West Texas, the daughter of two social gospel ministers. She writes of her parents: They lived lives of service but with no sense of guilt, duty, or sacrifice. They acknowledged defeat, but with no sense of fallenness or original sin. They…

Adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood….

This statement was adopted by the 2011 General Assembly after a four-year study and action process. Note: Paragraph numbering has been added to the original document for ease of use. 1. Aware of our interdependence, we acknowledge that eating ethically requires us to be mindful of the miracle of…

acceptance assertiveness attention autonomy awareness balance caring caution charity citizenship cleanliness commitment compassion confidence conscientiousness consideration contentment cooperativeness courage creativity curiosity dependability determination diligence discernment empathy…

Reported by Donald E. Skinner, and originally published in UU World, August 2, 2010. Twenty-nine Unitarian Universalists, including eight ministers, were arrested in Phoenix, Ariz., for acts of civil disobedience protesting Arizona’s strict anti-illegal immigration law. Among those arrested were…

There are seven Principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations covenant to affirm and promote: The inherent worth and dignity of every person; Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; A free an…

Confronting Gender Identity Discrimination 2007 Responsive Resolution Whereas the President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations noted, in his June 21st report to the General Assembly, the work of our West Florida congregations on the issue of employment discrimination again…

There are moral sources and/or authorities that inform or guide my ethical behavior. I have firm moral convictions. Each person is entitled to their view of what is right and wrong. Truth exists and our understanding of it becomes clearer over time….

Let me start by saying that I am not a “protest” kind of person. My experience with numerous protests is that a lot of people assemble, shout angry slogans, maybe sing a few songs, and then go home, leaving piles of garbage in their wake….