Workshop 10: Thandeka Part of What Moves Us In This Section Introduction From What Moves Us We love beyond belief. — Thandeka This workshop introduces the Rev. Dr. Thandeka, author of the What Moves Us program, and her Unitarian Universalist... Workshop-at-a-Glance From What Moves Us Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Experiences of a Change of Heart 10 Activity 2: Introducing Thandeka 5 Activity 3: Stories and Reflections 30... Spiritual Preparation From What Moves Us Read three stories from Thandeka: "Thandeka's Change of Heart," "A Lonely Soul in Community," and "Doctrinal Freedom" (including the author's reflections). Opening From What Moves Us Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Newsprint,... Activity 1: Experiences of a Change of Heart From What Moves Us Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Preparation for Activity If participants... Activity 2: Introducing Thandeka From What Moves Us Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing materials Handout 1, Introducing Thandeka Optional:... Activity 3: Stories and Reflections From What Moves Us Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Thandeka's Change of Heart" Story, "A Lonely Soul in Community" Story, "Doctrinal Freedom"... Activity 4: Testing Thandeka's Theology of Personal Experience From What Moves Us Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participant journals Variety of writing and drawing implements Handout 2,... Activity 5: Personal Experience - Large Group Reflection From What Moves Us Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Microphone Preparation for Activity Write questions on newsprint... Closing From What Moves Us Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Small worship table and cloth Chalice, candle and lighter or LED battery-operated candle A copy of Singi... Leader Reflection and Planning From What Moves Us After the workshop, co-leaders should make a time to get together to evaluate this workshop. Use these questions to guide your shared reflection and... Taking It Home: Thandeka From What Moves Us We love beyond belief. — Thandeka Think of something you can do to create more of an ethos of care and compassion within your own congregation or small... A Lonely Soul in Community From What Moves Us Several years ago, I spent an evening discussing Covenant Groups with members of a New England church who were interested in starting a small group... Doctrinal Freedom From What Moves Us There was an extraordinary range of personal beliefs among the participants in my 2003 small group workshop in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. Thandeka's Change of Heart From What Moves Us In July 2003, I went on an eight-day spiritual retreat at a Benedictine monastery in Wisconsin.... Handout 1: Introducing Thandeka From What Moves Us The Reverend Dr. Thandeka is cited as one of our most influential contemporary Unitarian Universalist theologians.... Handout 2: Thandeka's Theology of Personal Experience From What Moves Us Love beyond belief, according to Thandeka, means that personal experience has three basic elements for us as Unitarian Universalists: (1) a change of... Leader Resource 1: Thandeka Portrait From What Moves Us This photograph was taken by Merrel D. Booker, Jr. Used with permission. Leader Resource 2: Healing Community Thandeka From What Moves Us From "Healing Community: Small group ministry as a spiritual practice," UU World, January/February 2005. Recall a time when you were filled with joy.... Leader Resource 3: Covenant Groups - What They Are and How They Work From What Moves Us Excerpted from A Covenant Group Source Book, second edition, revised (The Center for Community Values, 2003).... Leader Resource 4: Future Designs for American Liberal Theology Thandeka From What Moves Us Originally published in the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy (January 2009).... Find Out More From What Moves Us Contemporary Liberal Theology American Journal of Theology and Philosophy, January 2009. Dorrien, Gary, The Making of American Liberal Theology: Crisis,... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: What Moves Us NEXT: Introduction Download all of What Moves Us (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.