UU History
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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with UU History.
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The ball that didn’t break usFrom IdeasWhat Unitarian Universalists can learn from the handling of the controversial Thomas Jefferson costume ball at the 1993 UUA General Assembly. -
Governance: A Historical PerspectiveFrom LeaderLabAn overview of how UU governance developed over time. -
From the president: Becoming the religious people we want to beFrom UU World MagazineIt is important to be honest about our complicated history, not to bring shame or guilt, but to bring understanding that can inform our faith today. -
In the 1920s, Charles E. Clark was a Klansman and a Universalist ministerFrom IdeasUnitarians and Universalists haven’t always challenged white supremacy. Sometimes they’ve championed it. -
Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin, pioneering astronomer, was a UnitarianFrom UU World MagazineThe brilliant astronomer who was also the first woman to receive tenure on Harvard’s faculty also taught Sunday school at her Unitarian church. -
Revisiting the Empowerment ControversyBlack Power and Unitarian UniversalismFrom Skinner House BooksThe preeminent scholar of black Unitarian Universalist history presents this long-awaited chronicle and analysis of the events of the Black Empowerment Controversy.
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For Women's History Month, learn about the many Unitarian Universalist women who have left an undeniable impact on history.From Home Page StoryMarch is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the incredible and often overlooked contributions women have made throughout history. Many... -
Olive Higgins Prouty's genre makeoverFrom IdeasIn conventional women’s fiction, writer Olive Higgins Prouty created a bold new type of heroine. -
Book to note: ‘Universalists and Unitarians of Maine’From IdeasPeter Tufts Richardson’s Universalists & Unitarians of Maine offers an excellent resource for UU historians. -
Film footnotes: UU angles in Lady Bird, The Greatest Showman, The Post, and The Man Who Invented ChristmasFrom IdeasThere are Unitarian Universalist angles to four prominent movies this season.