Robin Tanner

Full name: Rev. Robin Tanner

The Rev. Robin Tanner

Robin Tanner is a Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, and activist who serves as the Minister of Worship and Outreach at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit, New Jersey.

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This year, the Advent season seems particularly seized by a spirit of the expected, the longing.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | December 2, 2020 | From Braver/Wiser

We are never numbers to be tallied for turnout. We are more than a sum. Together, we are the hope and courage.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | January 8, 2020 | From Braver/Wiser

Advent is about expectation—radical expectations that undo the status quo—and anticipation: a skillful search for the places where liberation rises from the ashes.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | December 5, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser

This is a story of in-the-middle for those wondering how their story ends.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | August 29, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser

Being faithful doesn’t mean endless work. It also means attention to the movement of spirit that can appear as an hour of sleep, the truth of a toddler, or a donut in the middle of the day.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | February 28, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser

We have narratives that guide the way we experience and know one another—but the Rev. Dr. William Barber often reminds me that “you must always believe the redemption of your enemy is possible.”

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | December 26, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser

We, the willing, follow the threads to one another; past rightness and quips and tweets. We will find one another and persist past sunrise.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | October 4, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser

The Rev. Robin Tanner, minister of worship and outreach at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit, NJ, joined the Revs. William Barber, Traci Blackmon, Jennifer Butler and others outside of Senator Mitch McConnell’s office to protest the deep cuts to Medicaid included in the most...

By Robin Tanner | July 14, 2017 | From UU Voices

I long for progressive religious communities that are confessing communities—places where we admit our wrongdoings, are held accountable, and called back into covenant.

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | May 3, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser

“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” —Alice Walker I had finally begun to relax—a bit. We were en route to Pennsylvania. My friend, a formal part of our “framily,” was visiting. We decided a visit to a crayon factory was the perfect winter outing for toddlers. The day was clear...

Reflection | By Robin Tanner | March 1, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser

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