Topic: Religious History
“The Christian in Me,” by Rev. Dr. Bruce Clark Clear
Service video Today’s sermon reading, “The Christian in Me,” is the last, in a series of explorations of three different belief systems found within UU churches, written by Rev. Dr. Bruce Clear. Even though we may not call ourselves, individually, Christian, our denomination has grown from the Christian tradition. The largest majority of UU church … Continue reading “The Christian in Me,” by Rev. Dr. Bruce Clark Clear
“From Mythos to Cosmos (Part 2): How Ancient Cosmic Events Shaped our Myths,” by Dr. Lee Greer
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“Olympia Brown (A Portrayal by Rev. Dr. Janet H. Bowering)
Service video Olympia Brown (1835-1926) dedicated her life to opening doors for women. Among only a handful of women to graduate from college, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch in 1860 and three years later became the first woman graduate of a regularly established theological school at St. Lawrence University. She was … Continue reading “Olympia Brown (A Portrayal by Rev. Dr. Janet H. Bowering)
“What Is Required of Us?,” by Rev. James Reeb
Service video On Monday, March 8, 1965, the day after Bloody Sunday, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King sent a telegram appeal to all faiths, urging clergy and all people of faith to come to Selma, Alabama to support their efforts of establishing equal voting rights. Rev. James Reeb left Boston and arrived there the following … Continue reading “What Is Required of Us?,” by Rev. James Reeb
“Neighboring Faiths: Nüwa, Goddess of Humanity,” by Alec Peck
Service Video Where did we all come from? What does it mean to be human, and what is the human place in the universe? How does our perception of The Divine impact the practical life of people in our society? What’s up with all the snakes? These deeply fundamental questions and more are often found … Continue reading “Neighboring Faiths: Nüwa, Goddess of Humanity,” by Alec Peck
“Preserving Our Shared Legacies,” by Eugene Moy
Service Video Riverside’s historic Chinatown site at Brockton and Tequesquite has been a subject of public negotiation since the 1980’s. The site has been designated as a significant landmark at the city, county, state, and federal levels, yet there is a constant threat to the archaeological resources on site, and to its future as a … Continue reading “Preserving Our Shared Legacies,” by Eugene Moy
“Passover: A Hope for Freedom,” by Alec Peck
Service Video The Passover Seder is one of the most important celebrations on the Jewish calendar. Even Jews that are not religious the rest of the year will attend a Seder. Seders also have a universal appeal because of the values being celebrated: freedom, striving against oppression, and the enhancing of liberty for all. These … Continue reading “Passover: A Hope for Freedom,” by Alec Peck
“Easter before 70 CE: Giving Jesus a Proper Burial At Last,” by Dr. Lee Greer
For the first decades after Galilean radical Jesus of Nazareth was executed for sedition by the Romans, the earliest followers of Jesus did not believe in a bodily resurrection as later taught. Textual and archaeological evidence show that the earliest Palestinian Jewish Christianity and the competing early Pauline Christianity disagreed about many things, but both … Continue reading “Easter before 70 CE: Giving Jesus a Proper Burial At Last,” by Dr. Lee Greer