Workshop 2: Unchanging Truths

In This Section

• Introduction

  Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me. — Immanuel Kant For centuries a debate has raged among...
• Workshop-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 2 Activity 1: Opening Scenario 10 Activity 2: Learning from Disagreements 25 Activity 3:...
• Spiritual Preparation

  Set aside time for journaling, reflection, prayer, and/or meditation, using these focus questions: Consider a situation in your life when...
• Welcoming and Entering

  Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Pocket folder, pen/pencil, and paper for each participant Name tags, single-use or...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Singing the Living...
• Activity 1: Opening Scenario

  Description of Activity Share this question: If you steal one paper clip, is it okay for everyone else on the planet to also steal a paper...
• Activity 2: Learning from Disagreements

  Materials for Activity Journals or notebooks, one for each participant Variety of writing and drawing materials, such as pens, pencils,...
• Activity 3: Personal Ethical Exploration

  Materials for Activity Drawing paper Crayons, markers, and/or color pencils Preparation for Activity Prepare the meeting room so that...
• Activity 4: Kant's Moral Law

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story " From Scientific Law to Kant's Moral Law " Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for...
• Activity 5: Unitarian Universalist Moral Law

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Description of Activity Invite participants to brainstorm a list of Unitarian...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition , the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Consider these questions as you review the workshop with your co-leader: Which parts of the workshop most engaged participants? Why? Were...
• Faith In Action: Moral Truths in Action - Ethical Eating

  Materials for Activity Handout 1, UUA Statement of Conscience on Ethical Eating Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read...
• Alternate Activity 1: Unitarian Universalist Principles as Moral Laws

  Materials for Activity Workshop 1, Handout 2, Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for...
• Alternate Activity 2: Thinking Further about a Rules-Based Morality

  Description of Activity Use this activity as an extension of Activity 4, Kant's Moral Law. Introduce the activity with these or similar...
• Taking It Home

  Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me. — Immanuel Kant Before the next workshop, pay attention to...
• From Scientific Law to Kants Moral Law

  Immanuel Kant, a key figure in the field of philosophy, was born in what is now Germany. He grew up in a Lutheran household, part of a...
• Handout 1: UUA Statement of Conscience on Ethical Eating

  This statement was adopted by the 2011 General Assembly after a four-year study and action process. Note: Paragraph numbering has been...
• Find Out More

  For more about Kant's Nebular Hypothesis, visit physicist Dr. Russell McNeil's essay on Kant. These publications offer brief, easy-to-...