John A. Buehrens

John Buehrens is the co-author of A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism and A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive and author of Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberal. He is the former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

From John A. Buehrens

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Beacon Press

Conflagration

John A. Buehrens

From Beacon Press

A dramatic retelling of the story of the Transcendentalists, revealing them not as isolated authors but as a community of social activists who shaped progressive American values...

A Chosen Faith

Forrest Church, John A. Buehrens

From Beacon Press

An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism...

Understanding the Bible

John A. Buehrens

From Beacon Press
House for Hope

John A. Buehrens, Rebecca Ann Parker

From Beacon Press

Affirms that the shared hopes of religious progressives from many traditions can create a movement far stronger than fundamentalism: a liberal religious renaissance.

Ideas | UU World

Selma at the cinema

John A. Buehrens

From Ideas
An important film introduces Unitarian Universalists Reeb and Liuzzo, but doesn't mention their faith.
Marriage in the nineteenth century

John A. Buehrens

From Ideas
Two books reveal the complexities of women's lives in Unitarian Boston.

LeaderLab

Why is it called "Settled Ministry?"

John A. Buehrens

From LeaderLab
I often wondered about the term, "settled minister" -- since I come from a long line of wanderers.

Resistance and Transformation | Tapestry of Faith

The Love Feast

Forrest Church, John A. Buehrens

From Resistance and Transformation
Medieval Jewish story, A Chosen Faith (Boston: Beacon Press, 1998). A rabbi spoke with God about heaven and hell. "I will show you hell," God said, and...

Skinner House Books

Universalists and Unitarians in America

John A. Buehrens

From Skinner House Books

Beyond presenting Universalist and Unitarian history in America as more than a list of luminaries, Buehrens weaves a historical tapestry rich in color and meaning that will serve to deepen the faith of modern Unitarian Universalists.

Spirit | UU World

Pacifists and pragmatists

John A. Buehrens

From Spirit
Progressive communities, including Unitarian Universalist congregations, are prone to painful rifts between pacifists and pragmatists.

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