A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. “A Common Read can build community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared experience, shared language, and a basis for deep, meaningful conversations.” The UU Common Read Selection Committee recently announced the … Continue reading UUA announces Common Read for 2018-2019
Group discussions are planned for the UU Common Read for 2017-2018, Daring Democracy by Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen. The discussions will take place after Sunday services, Sept. 16 and 23, at Emerson House next-door to RVUUF. Sandwiches will be served. “Our Democracy is under threat. Studies indicate that ordinary people don’t have a … Continue reading Discussion of UU Common Read, 2017-2018
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s Common Read Selection Committee has chosen two books for this year’s program. They are: Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry, edited by Mitra Rahnema (Skinner House, 2017), and
Photo credit: Unitarian Universalist Association We’re writing with what we expect is the same urgent sense of concern you’re feeling about the results of the presidential election and what will follow. Based on the many conversations we’ve had with each other, people of our communities, our partners, and those most likely to face looming threats, … Continue reading ‘Declaration of Conscience’ affirms UU values
A discussion guide is available for “the Unitarian Universalist Association’s “Common Read,”” is The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. A paperback edition of the book is now available from the UU Book and Gift Shop, with … Continue reading Discussion guide for UUA ‘Common Read’
The Unitarian Universalist Association has announced the 2016-2017 “Common Read” is The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement, by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. The Common Read selection committee believes this is a moment for Unitarian Universalists to answer a call by Rev. … Continue reading UUA announces 2016-2017 ‘Common Read’
RVUUF’s Adult Programs will host a presentation and discussion led by Stephen Conclin on this year’s “Common Read,” Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, at noon Sunday, April 24, in Emerson House next door to RVUUF. According to a biographical note on the UUA website, Stevenson “has dedicated his legal … Continue reading Discussion of ‘Just Mercy,’ UUA Common Read
The Unitarian Universalist Association announced today that this year’s “Common Read” is Just Mercy, A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. According to a biographical note on the UUA website, Stevenson “has dedicated his legal career to defending those who are trapped by an often capricious, political, and willfully unjust criminal justice system … Continue reading ‘Just Mercy,’ UUA Common Read
