A Brief Theological History of First Parish
Our congregation started as a Puritan church. Over time, it has evolved into a non-creedal, “post-Christian” congregation. How did that happen? [Based on a question from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
Our congregation started as a Puritan church. Over time, it has evolved into a non-creedal, “post-Christian” congregation. How did that happen? [Based on a question from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
Unitarian Universalists have long believed in the importance of democratic processes. Let’s take a look at why democracy has become so important to our religious worldview. And let’s think about what our belief in democracy calls on us to do.
Hope and kindness often seem to be central to our Unitarian Universalist faith. Is it enough to have hope, and to be kind? Are these simply matters of faith, not subject to rational argument? What does it mean to have faith, anyway? [Based on a question from last April’s Question Box Sermon.]
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has become a kind of secular saint. Could his liberal Christian message of racial unity serve as a starting point for meaningful dialogue in our deeply divided country?