Workshop 4: Cultivating a Virtuous Character Part of What We Choose In This Section Introduction From What We Choose The moral virtues are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their... Workshop-at-a-Glance From What We Choose Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 2 Activity 1: Opening Scenario 15 Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation 20 Activity 3: A Question of... Spiritual Preparation From What We Choose Set aside time for journaling, reflection, prayer, and/or meditation, using these focus questions: What people—famous or not—do you think have lived a... Welcoming and Entering From What We Choose Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Pocket folder, pen/pencil, and paper for each participant Name tags, single-use or durable... Opening From What We Choose Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Worship table or designated space Chalice, candle, and lighter, or LED/battery-operated candle Singing t... Activity 1: Opening Scenario From What We Choose Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity This activity offers a choice of two scenarios. Consider carefully whether the first scenario can be... Activity 2: Reflection and Conversation From What We Choose Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Journals or notebooks, one for each participant Variety of writing and drawing materials, such as pens,... Activity 3: A Question of Virtue From What We Choose Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Description of Activity Introduce the activity with these or similar words... Activity 4: A Life of Virtue - Mahatma Gandhi From What We Choose Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Mahatma Gandhi" Preparation for Activity Print and review the story "Mahatma Gandh... Activity 5: The Middle Path From What We Choose Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: Can civil disobedie... Closing From What We Choose Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Taking It Home handout Preparation for... Leader Reflection and Planning From What We Choose Consider these questions as you review the workshop with your co-leader: Which parts of the workshop most engaged participants? Why?... Faith In Action: Civil Disobedience and Virtue From What We Choose Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Handout 2, Twenty-nine UUs Arrested in Phoenix Protest Optional: Handout 3, It Takes a... Alternate Activity 1: The Music of Justice Making From What We Choose Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook, for all participants... Alternate Activity 2: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper From What We Choose Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Frances Ellen Watkins Harper" Preparation for Activity Prepare to read the story... Taking It Home: Cultivating a Virtuous Character From What We Choose The moral virtues are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their... Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Polly Peterson From What We Choose Originally published in Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and Universalists of the Nineteenth Century (Boston:... Mahatma Gandhi From What We Choose Mahatma Gandhi is among the many great leaders who placed virtuous living at the center of their lives. Gandhi was a spiritual leader and nationalist in... Handout 1: Virtues From What We Choose acceptance assertiveness attention autonomy awareness balance caring caution charity citizenship cleanliness commitment compassion confidence... Handout 2: Twenty-nine UUs Arrested in Phoenix Protest From What We Choose Reported by Donald E. Skinner, and originally published in UU World, August 2, 2010.... Handout 3: It Takes a Village to Hold a Protest Kat Liu From What We Choose 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... Find Out More From What We Choose Virtue Ethics Pojman, L. Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company,1999. (Chapter 8) "Virtue ethics," Stanford... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: What We Choose NEXT: Introduction Download all of What We Choose (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.