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ABOUT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST We Believe Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion which evolved from the Christian tradition. We keep our minds open to the religious questions people have struggled with in all times and places. We believe that personal experience, conscience and reason should be the final authorities in religion. We uphold the free search for truth. We are not bound by a statement of belief. We do not ask anyone to subscribe to a creed. Ours is a free faith. We believe that religious wisdom is everchanging. Human understanding of life and death, the world and its mysteries, is never final. Revelation is continuous. We celebrate unfolding truths known to teachers, prophets and sages throughout the ages. We affirm the worth of all women and men. We believe people should be encouraged to think for themselves. We know people differ in their opinions and life-styles and believe these differences generally should be honored. We seek to act as a moral force in the world, believing that ethical living is the supreme witness of religion. The here and now and the effects our actions will have on future generations deeply concern us. We know that our relationships with one another, with other peoples, races and nations, should be governed by justice, equity and compassion.   We Celebrate Each Unitarian Universalist congregation is the fulfillment of a long heritage that goes back hundreds of years to courageous people who struggled for freedom in thought and faith. On this continent we go back to the Massachusetts settlers and the founders of the republic. Outstanding Unitarians and Universalists include John Adams, Clara Barton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Susan B. Anthony. Not as famous but equally worthy are the thousands of men and women in our congregations leading vital, dedicated and useful lives. Our congregations are self-governing. Authority and responsibility are vested in the membership of the congregation. Each local congregation-called a church, society or fellowship-adopts its own bylaws, elects its own officers and approves its budget. Every member is encouraged to take part in church or fellowship activities. Each Unitarian Universalist congregation is involved in many kinds of programs. Worship is held regularly, the insights of the past and present are shared with those who will create the future, service to the community is undertaken and friendships are made. A visitor to a UU congregation will very likely find events and activities such as church school, day-care centers, lectures and forums, support groups, poetry festivals, family events, adult education classes and study groups-all depending on the needs and interests of the local members. The Unitarian Universalist Association The Unitarian Universalist Association, UUA, shall devote its resources to and exercise its corporate powers for religious, educational and humanitarian purposes. The primary purpose of the Association is to serve the needs of its member congregations, organize new congregations, extend and strengthen Unitarian Universalist institutions and implement its principles. The Association declares and affirms its special responsibility, and that of its member societies and organizations, to promote the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, age, or national origin and without requiring adherence to any particular interpretation of religion or to any particular religious belief or creed. Nothing herein shall be deemed to infringe upon the individual freedom of belief which is inherent in the Universalist and Unitarian heritages or to conflict with any statement of purpose, covenant, or bond of union used by any society unless such is used as a creedal test. Books About Unitarianism The following books are available from the UUA Bookstore, 1-800-215-9076. A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism by John A. Buehrens and Forrest Church. Boston: Beacon Press, 1998. Universalism in America: A Documentary History of a Liberal Faith edited by Ernest Cassara. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1997. The Larger Faith: A Short History of American Universalism by Charles A. Howe. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1993. Challenge of a Liberal Faith by George N. Marshall. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1988. The Epic of Unitarianism: Original Writings from the History of Liberal Religion compiled by David B. Parke. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1985. The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide edited by William F. Schulz. Boston: UUA, 1993. A Stream of Light: A Short History of American Unitarianism edited by Conrad Wright. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1989. Congregational Polity: A Historical Survey of Unitarian Universalist Practice by Conrad Wright. Boston: Skinner House Books, 1997.   Copyright 2003 -2010  Congregation Builder Software. All Rights Reserved