UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association, celebrates liberal religion and the people it inspires. Meet extraordinary individuals, see how Unitarian Universalist communities put their values into action, and explore the ideas and traditions that ground them.
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Invocation to open the 2018 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Invocation | By Susan Frederick-Gray | September 1, 2018 | From Spirit -
Quilt made by members of Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
By Staff Writer | June 1, 2018 | From Spirit -
The first time, I emerged merely breathless, wet, and cold.
By Jim Sherblom | March 1, 2018 | From SpiritTagged as: Coming-of-Age, Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Transcendence -
Exercises for the deeper, harder work of revising a text—and a life.
By Elizabeth J. Andrew | March 1, 2018 | From SpiritTagged as: Creativity, Growth -
Seeing my own racism is like any other kind of self-knowledge: Unpleasant, but very real.
By Doug Muder | February 5, 2018 | From SpiritTagged as: Anti-Racism, Conscience, Integrity, Race/Ethnicity, Wisdom -
More than an adherence to a belief system, faith is an orientation to life.
By Daniel Chesney Kanter | November 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Belief, Doubt, Faith, UU Theology -
I can’t imagine where I’d be had I not found my Unitarian Universalist congregation.
By Suzi Chase | November 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Acceptance, Hospitality, Integrity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer -
Unlike many Unitarian Universalists, I was brought up openly racist. I’ve made progress, and I still have a long way to go.
By Doug Muder | September 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Character, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity -
Breathe. For yourself. For each other.
Poetry | By Mason Bolton | September 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Community, Compassion, Love -
It’s gotten so that if I call a loved one during that period of ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, they’ll just ask, ‘Is this the phone call?’
By Elizabeth Lerner Maclay | September 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Forgiveness, Reconciliation