To learn more about how personal experiences can offer guidance for undertaking complex moral, ethical, and spiritual challenges, see The Power of Stories by Jacqueline Lewis (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2009). You might also read the introduction to Building the World We Dream About, a Tapestry of Faith program written by Dr. Mark Hicks for Unitarian Universalists and congregations about welcoming racial and ethnic diversity.

Olympia Brown

See her entry in The Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography.

Watch a portrayal of Olympia Brown by the Reverend Dr. Janet H. Bowering

Harvey Milk

Watch the film Milk (dir. Gus Van Sant, 2008), and use the Tapestry of Faith study guide for the film, by the Rev. Mark L. Belletini.