“Reimagining the American Dream,” by Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell

This sermon offers ideas related to upholding the American Dream by resisting actions that deny life, building closer knit communities, and encouraging one’s neighbor—all based on the UU principles of the world community as it relates to America, Justice, the Economy, Money, Poverty and Worth. It provides some historical perspective on what it meant for early settlers to build a new nation, and how we as a church can be a pivotal point as our members help to reshape the American cultural landscape to hopefully resemble a more utopian place.

The Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell is minister emerita of the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, where she served for 17 years before her retirement in 2009. She is the editor of four Beacon Press anthologies, including the award-winning Cries of the Spirit. She is the subject of a documentary film, “Raw Faith”, directed by Peter Wiedensmith, which won the PBS Human Spirit Award at its premiere at the Nashville Film Festival in 2010.

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