• Learning in Community

     

    Providing resources for anyone to learn about Unitarian Universalism, theology,

    and more, is part of our ministry. These resources are provided free of charge,

    although contributions are always welcomed on our "Giving" page.

     

  • "Roots to Leaves" Video Podcast Series

    Roots to Leaves is an ongoing series on the History, Theology and Polity of Unitarian Universalism.
    This series is written and presented by Rev. Jude Geiger, Minister of Community Engagement.

    Roots to Leaves: Proto Unitarians, Early Church Art, and the Reformation: Part I

    Proto-Unitarians and the Early Church

    Roots to Leaves: Proto Unitarians, Early Church Art, and the Reformation: Part II

    Early Church Art

    Roots to Leaves: Proto Unitarians, Early Church Art, and the Reformation: Part III

    Unitarianism in The Reformation

    Roots to Leaves: Homegrown Heretics – 19th century Unitarians and Universalists in the States, Pt. I

    Roots of Universalism in the United States, including the stories of John Murray and Hosea Ballou; debates over the afterlife, particularly the existence of Hell; and how the early popularity of Universalism influenced changes in mainstream Christian theology.

    Roots to Leaves: Homegrown Heretics – 19th century Unitarians and Universalists in the States, Pt. II

    Early figures in Unitarianism, including William Ellery Channing and Theodore Parker, and their theological ideas about salvation through character and transience vs. permanence.

    Roots to Leaves: Homegrown Heretics – 19th century Unitarians and Universalists in the States, Pt. III

    Early figures in Unitarianism, including William Ellery Channing class dynamics among early Universalists and Unitarians in the United States, as well as the racial politics and dynamics of the time.

    Roots to Leaves: Transcendentalism – More than Walden Pond, Part I

    Hedges, Emerson and Thoreau

    Roots to Leaves: Transcendentalism – More than Walden Pond, Part II

    Theodore Parker to Elisabeth Cady Stanton

    Roots to Leaves: Losing Our Creed, Part I: From Progressive Christianity to Religious Humanism

    With Dr. Yvonne Garrett

    Roots to Leaves: Losing Our Creed, Part II: The Three Humanist Manifestos

    With Dr. Yvonne Garrett

    Roots to Leaves: Losing Our Creed, Part III: A Conversation between a UU Theist and a UU Humanist

    With Dr. Yvonne Garrett

    Roots to Leaves: The Civil Rights Era and Unitarian Universalism, Part I

    In this session, Rev. Jude gives an overview of some of the different responses to the civil rights era among UU leaders and congregations.

    Roots to Leaves: The Civil Rights Era and Unitarian Universalism, Part II

    This episode focuses in on internal conflict within the denomination over the Black empowerment controversy.

  • Hope & Heresy Podcast

    Hope & Heresy: Life on the Religious Left is a podcast for everyday people who want to live meaningfully without letting arbitrary doctrine or oppressive religious practice prevent us from asking big questions about our complicated world. 

     

    To understand our world from a liberal-religious perspective, it’s helpful to be armed with the vocabulary to discuss it in depth. Join hosts Reverend Peggy Clarke (Community Church of New York) and Reverend Sarah Lenzi (Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ) for an accessible, soulful season-long exploration of theological terms and terminology. 

  • Hope & Heresy Substack

    In addition to the audio/video podcast, Rev. Peggy uses Substack to share written reflections on religion and culture in the modern world - with an emphasis on life on the religious Left.

     

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