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Helpful Hopes, Unhelpful Expectations

The inspiration for my presentation today on “Healthy Hopes, Unhealthy Expectations,” came from recent reflections upon my past and current life. I have often revisited difficult decisions I made during my youth and young adulthood, sometimes wishing I would have chosen differently. Although fortunately not … read more.

Divine Feminine Empowerment of Non-Binary Gender Identity

Let’s join together as Athne Machdane explains non-binary gender identity, and the empowering archetype model of Goddesses, feminine spirits and mythic figures. We will learn about historical and contemporary transgender/pangender/non-binary people, inclding the Hijra in India and Pakistan, the Galli from the Roman Empire, and the Seiðmaðr from the Viking era.

Black History Matters…to All of Us

We will explore the story of slavery by Harriet Jacobs, a slave who finally escaped, and consider what she felt were the implications for blacks and whites of the south’s “peculiar institution.” We’ll contrast that perspective with the ideas of Cornell West, a contemporary scholar, … read more.

The Scientific Method

We will explore how the scientific method can serve as a tool in the pursuit of Unitarian Universalism’s fourth principle: we affirm and promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.