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Brook FarmThe Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education of West Roxbury, Massachusetts (1841-1847) was the idea and creation of Unitarian minister and Transcendentalist George Ripley....in Faith like a River: Themes from Unitarian Universalist History
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Building a BeaconFor 24 years, Reverend Don Robinson worked as a teacher. He taught in the Washington, D.C. public schools, in a juvenile jail, and later as a community youth counselor who helped families in their neighborhoods....in Sing to the Power, Grades 4-5
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Building Respect Reverend Joseph Jordan 1842-1901When Joseph Jordan (pronounced Jerden) was born in Virginia in 1842, slavery was still legal. Most people of African descent were treated as property, like horses or dogs. They were bought and sold; they had no rights. Whether enslaved or free, people of color were not treated with respect....Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Christianity, Education, Freedom, History, Identity, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Respect, Unitarian Universalism, Universalismin Virtue Ethics: An Ethical Development Program for High School Youth
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Cast The First StoneAdapted from Christian scripture, John 8: 2-11, New Revised Standard Version. Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn, he appeared in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in sin...Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Forgivenessin Amazing Grace, 6th Grade: Exploring Right and Wrong
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Cathedral of the WorldExcerpted from Cathedral of the World. Copyright 2009 by Forrest Church. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Imagine awaking one morning from a deep and dreamless sleep to find yourself in the nave of a vast cathedral....Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Awe, Belief, Choice, Credo, Diversity, Faith, Humility, Imagination, Immanence, Unitarian Universalismin The New UU
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Challenged in BeliefMake three copies of this story and highlight the appropriate parts for each of the actors. Although there is gender differentiation in the characters, the character's gender does not need to match the actor's gender. Parts: Old John Murray (the Narrator) Young John Murray Young Lady Two or three...Tagged as: Belief, Salvationin A Place of Wholeness
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Channing and the Response to SlaverySlavery has often been called America's original sin. Yet, white American Unitarians, like most white Americans, were slow to speak out against slavery as an immoral institution. The Unitarian minister William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) was no exception. Channing was a major voice for American...in Resistance and Transformation: Unitarian Universalist Social Justice History
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Charles DarwinAdapted from "Charles Darwin" in Stories in Faith: Exploring Our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Through Wisdom Tales, (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2007). From the time he was a little boy, Charles Darwin was an explorer....in Windows and Mirrors, Grades 4-5
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Charles DickensCharles Dickens was born in England in 1812, about 200 years ago. He first earned a living as an assistant in a lawyer's office, then as a newspaper reporter. He was still a young man when he became famous for the funny essays he wrote from his own imagination. At first, no one knew who he was,...in Windows and Mirrors, Grades 4-5
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Circles of LightJaneen K. Grohsmeyer, adapted from the story, “Circles of Light: The Flaming Chalice." In the dark nights and the darker days of World War II, guns blazed all over Europe and airplanes dropped death from the sky. Many people tried to escape from the war. These people were called refugees. Some...Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Freedom, Hope, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Universalismin Creating Home, Kindergarten-1st Grade
