Workshop 2: Against the Flow: Orthodoxy and Heresy Part of Faith like a River In This Section Introduction From Faith Like a River He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in. — Edwin... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Faith Like a River Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Heresy Word Association 25 Activity 2: Arius the Heretic 35 Activity 3: How Open Is Open? Spiritual Preparation From Faith Like a River Give some thought to these questions so you will arrive at the workshop centered and ready to engage with the material and the group: When in your life... Welcoming and Entering From Faith Like a River Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template... Opening From Faith Like a River Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for... Activity 1: Heresy Word Association From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 1, Definition of Terms Leader Resource 1, Background - Heresy... Activity 2: Arius the Heretic From Faith Like a River Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "Arius the Heretic" Preparation for Activity Read the... Activity 3: How Open is Open? From Faith Like a River Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Handout 2, Would You Harbor Me? Closing From Faith Like a River Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the... Leader Reflection and Planning From Faith Like a River After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared... Faith In Action: Orthodoxies and Heresies From Faith Like a River Description of Activity Unitarian Universalists share this with all faiths: We hold high ideals and principles, and yet struggle to match our actions wi... Alternate Activity 1: An Heretical History From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 2, An Heretical History Preparation for Activity Read the... Alternate Activity 2: Who's In, and Who's Out From Faith Like a River Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: He drew a circle that shut... Alternate Activity 3: What Makes a Creed? From Faith Like a River Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "What Makes a Creed?" Five to seven name tags on strings Preparation for Activity... Alternate Activity 4: The Racovian Catechism From Faith Like a River Activity time: 45 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 3, The Racovian Catechism Handout 3, The Racovian Catechis... Taking It Home: Against the Flow: Orthodoxy and Heresy From Faith Like a River He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in. — Edwin... Arius the Heretic Gail Forsyth-Vail From Faith Like a River From Stories in Faith: Exploring Our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales (Boston: UUA, 2007).... What Makes a Creed Jessica York From Faith Like a River Adapted from the Tapestry of Faith story "James Luther Adams," by Jessica York. Present the story Introduction and Part I, reading aloud up to the point... Handout 1: Definition of Terms From Faith Like a River Orthodoxy — from Greek, orthodoxos, from orthos, "right," and doxa, "belief" Ideas held to be the standard of right belief. A standard of orthodoxy may... Handout 2: Would You Harbor Me Lyrics Ysaye M. Barnwell From Faith Like a River Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you? Would you harbor a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew a heretic, convict or spy? Handout 3: The Racovian Catechism From Faith Like a River Excerpts from an 1818 imprint which can be viewed in its entirety online: Rees, Thomas, The Racovian Catechism, with notes and illustrations; translated... Leader Resource 1: Background - Heresy From Faith Like a River Author Leonard Levy, in his book Blasphemy, notes that "heresy" is not a Hebrew term. In fact, there is no equivalent for it in the Pre-Christian era. Leader Resource 2: An Heretical History From Faith Like a River From the video Unitarian Universalism: An Heretical History, produced by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockford, IL, 1995. Used with permission. Leader Resource 3: The Racovian Catechism From Faith Like a River The Racovian Catechism was first published in 1605 in Rakow, Poland, the center of 16th-century Polish Unitarianism, the only town in the world where... Find Out More From Faith Like a River Two Unitarian Universalist Association Commission on Appraisal reports address issues raised in this workshop:... PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Faith like a River NEXT: Introduction Download all of Faith Like a River (Word) to edit or print.