Originally published in A People So Bold: Theology and Ministry for Unitarian Universalists, edited by John Gibb Millspaugh (Boston: Skinner House, 2010). Used with permission. The hilly countryside of Chiapas is dotted everywhere with milpas, patches of corn....

Excerpted from an essay, originally published in Soul Work: Anti-racist Theologies in Dialogue, Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley and Nancy Palmer Jones, editors (Boston, Skinner House, 2003). Used with permission. Race. Class. Culture. [Unitarian Universalist minister] Marta Valentin called these the...

By Dr. Gregory Jay, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. March 17, 2005. Read this piece online. "Whiteness... " is not an attack on people, whatever their skin color. Instead, [it] is an attempt to think critically about how white skin preference has operated systematically,...

I was born White and have been that way for more than 60 years. The first 18 of those years can best be described as a period of "cultural encapsulation." (J. A. Banks, 1994) Since I had never met a person who wasn't White, I had never experienced the "other"; race for me was a nonrelevant concept.

Definitions POWER is the ability to achieve purpose. — from a 1967 sermon by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AUTHORITY is conferred power to perform a service. This definition is a reminder of two facts. First, authority is given and can be taken away. Second, authority is conferred as...

Excerpted from an essay originally published in Soul Work: Anti-Racist Theologies in Dialogue, eds. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley and Nancy Palmer Jones, 171-98. Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003. Used with permission....

These definitions are adapted from the work of Louise Derman-Sparks and Carol Brunson Phillips, published in Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach (New York: Teachers College Press, 1997). Racism An institutionalized system of economic, political, social, and cultural relations...

Adapted from a piece originally published in Weaving the Fabric of Diversity (Boston: UUA, 1996). If I am a White person in America: I can turn on my television or watch a movie and see many images of people of my race in a wide variety of roles, including many positive and heroic ones....

These suggestions are intended to slow down the flurry of assumptions that can come into play when we talk about the stories and truths that shape our lives. Following these guidelines together can help every participant fully engage with others and grow from our interactions....

A covenant is not a contract, but rather a voluntary relationship. The idea of a covenant has biblical origins and traditionally includes the understanding that the relationship is sacred or blessed....

Tuesday, December 13th at 4pm EST February 14th is now known in many Unitarian Universalist circles as National Standing on the Side of Love Day. Many of us have gathered in community to re-imagine Valentines Day. This year Standing on the Side of Love is upping the ante with a 30 days of love...

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The First Unitarian Universalist Church in Rochester, MN, is the 2011 recipient of the Bennett Award for Congregational Action on Human Justice and Social Action. Following a 2007 Social Justice Empowerment (SJE) workshop sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA’s) Office of...

Excerpted, with permission, from an article by Greg Damhorst posted February 15, 2011 on the Faith Line Protestants website. Read the full article online: "Feeding the Hungry: an Example that Compels us Toward Interfaith Work."Just over a year ago I was on a train home to visit my parents in the...

Check it out (if you haven't already) on the UUA's website. The YaYA Office has a broad range of programs and supports, and this is your one-stop guide to know when those resources and opportunities are available. We will update the list with new opportunities throughout the year....

The Church of the Larger Fellowship presents Quest for Meaning on Livestream. Join Unitarian Universalists from around the country in worship, every Sunday and Monday. Church of the Larger Fellowship maintains taped segments on this stream, available for viewing anytime.

The First Unitarian Church of Oakland, CA has begun exploring a new and dynamic model of social justice ministry by partnering with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights....

Congregational leaders begin looking to focus their social justice ministries from many scattered projects towards a more unified and effective approach. The leaders speak with their ministers about establishing partnerships with local community organizations as the heart of the congregation’s...

We are not alone. The holiday season can be a trying time for many of us. As a young adult, it can be painful being away from or being with families of origin this time of the year. Some of our families are no longer a cohesive unit, some never were....

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