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Utility | November 9, 2014 | For Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Caring, Challenge, Compassion, Conscience, Courage, Creativity, EthicsCurriculum page -
Adapted from a Jataka tale (Buddhist). Once upon a time on the outskirts of a big city in Japan there stood an old temple. From a young age boys who wanted to study Buddhism would come to live in the temple and to learn from the master teacher, a Buddhist monk....Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Challenge, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, Good, Integrity, JusticeCurriculum page
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Utility | November 9, 2014 | For Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Challenge, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Empathy, Ethics, Good, Integrity, JusticeCurriculum page
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It was a hot, muggy morning. Christopher was not sure he really wanted to be out riding in a competition. His thoroughbred horse, Eastern Express, seemed a bit off, as if maybe he would rather be grazing in the field than doing the demanding work of running and jumping with a big, muscular man on...Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Challenge, Courage, Dignity, Diversity, History, Inclusion, Limitations, StrengthCurriculum page -
Genesis 22: 1-13 (New Revised Standard Version) After these things God tested Abraham....Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Authority, Challenge, Children, Conscience, Ethics, Fathers, God, Immanence, Judaism, Listening, SacrificeCurriculum page -
1 Samuel 17 (New Revised Standard Version) Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle... The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion...Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Children, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Doubt, Fear, God, Judaism, JusticeCurriculum page
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Power of Half" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Challenge, Change, Democracy, Generosity, PovertyCurriculum page -
What assistance do we most welcome when we are experiencing Hard Times? During Hard Times, how might our sense of responsibility toward others and toward the larger community change?Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: ChallengePage/Article -
Based on a Santerian story. Special thanks to Lesley Murdoch for her insights to Afro-Caribbean religions. The Orisha are gods that came originally from Nigeria, in West Africa, as part of the Yoruba religion....Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Courage, Diversity, Indigenous American, Justice, Limitations, Multiculturalism, MulticulturalismCurriculum page -
Adapted from The Empty Pot by Demi (New York: Henry Holt, 1990); permission pending. Long, long ago, the Emperor of an ancient land was old and dying. He loved children but had none of his own. So the Emperor decided to choose one of the children of his land to be the next Emperor....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Challenge, Honesty, Humanism, Integrity, Leadership, Patience, Success, Suffering, TrustCurriculum page -
James Luther Adams, from "The Evolution of My Social Concern." Used with permission, Herbert F. Vetter, Harvard Square Library....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Conscience, Dissent, Economy, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Adapted from multiple sources, primarily the Memoir of William Ellery Channing with Extracts from His Correspondents and Manuscripts, in Three Volumes, William Henry Channing, ed. (Boston: Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, fifth edition, 1851)....Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Challenge, Conflict, Connections, Conscience, Contemplation, Dignity, Gender, Guilt, Health, Pain, UnitarianismCurriculum page
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Utility | July 20, 2012 | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Courage, Culture, Direct Experience, Dissent, Diversity, Justice, Kindness, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, MulticulturalismCurriculum page -
In September 1965, Filipino grape workers in Delano, California, went on strike for more pay and better working conditions. A week later, the predominantly Mexican American National Farm Workers' Association joined the strike....Story | January 26, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Dissent, History, Immigration, Prophetic Words & DeedsCurriculum page -
In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States. Milk grew up in New York, quiet about his homosexuality. He studied mathematics and graduated from New York State College for Teachers in...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Community, Conflict, Courage, Democracy, Equity, Ethics, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Prophetic Words & DeedsCurriculum page
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On July 27, 2008, people gathered in the sanctuary of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville to watch the children and youth of the congregation present the musical Annie Jr. Suddenly, a shot rang out. At first, many thought the noise was part of the musical, but they...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Blame, Challenge, Choice, Community, Conflict, Death, Despair, Fear, Freedom, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was a leading 19th-century philosopher, father of the Transcendentalist movement. Before he became a philosophical and literary luminary, he was a Unitarian minister and served the Second Church in Boston between 1829 and 1832. In pursuing ministry, Ralph Waldo followed in the...Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Character, Choice, Conflict, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, History, UnitarianismCurriculum page
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Long ago, it is said, there was a mighty flood, and the People left their world, the Fourth World, the Underworld, and came up into the Fifth World, the world we live in today. They found themselves on the shore of a great ocean. The People broke into groups by clan and went out to find new homes.Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Challenge, Commitment, Creativity, Earth, Indigenous American, Interdependence, Nature, Patience, Responsibility, StewardshipCurriculum page -
This is the story of Theodore Parker, a Unitarian minister who was determined to do whatever he could to end slavery in the United States. His powerful sermons were legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions earned him the contempt of Theodore Parker and abolitionists...Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Utility | December 9, 2011 | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Conflict, Contemplation, Courage, Dignity, Diversity, Equity, Justice, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page