Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

Selected Titles for Adults

The UUCPA book store provides seekers with material that can inform and inspire those who are on a spiritual path, or are looking for one.  Our Living Tradition has evolved from “words and deeds of prophetic women and men,” from “wisdom from the world’s religions,” and from Jewish, Christian, and Humanist teachings.

UU HISTORY, BELIEFS
ABCs for UU Newcomers (a light-hearted introduction for adults to the basics of Unitarian Universalism)
A Chosen Faith (thought-provoking and readable resource for searchers, new-comers, and lifelong learners)
Being Liberal in an Illiberal Age (a classic examination of liberaism and the reasons many leaders have been drawn to the faith)  
Christian Voices in UUism (a fresh look at UU Christians who have kept the work and spirit of Christianity alive in our liberal religion)
Emerson as Spiritual Guide  (Emerson’s spiritual writings plus an overview of  his life and thought)
Jefferson Bible (Jefferson’s version, which focuses on Jesus’s teachings rather than on his divinity) 
Making the Manifesto (the intellectual, religious, and cultural influences of the early 20th  century that shaped the religious humanist movement)
Stream of Light (Unitarian thought from 1805 to 1961)
Thoreau as Spiritual Guide(a fresh reading ofWalden as a meditation companion)
Three Prophets of Religious Liberalism: Channing, Emerson, Parker
With Purpose and Principle (a short history of the UU Principles and Purpose  plus essays on each Principle)

BOOKS ABOUT RELIGION
A History of Religion: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and  Islam, Karen Armstrong
A Walk with Four Spiritual Guide: Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, and Ramakrishna, Andrew Harvey
Celebrating the Pagan Soul, Laura Wildman
Christianity without God, Lloyd Geering
Complete Gospels, Robert J. Miller, ed.
Discovering Kwan Yin Buddhist Goddess of Compassion, Sandy Boucher
Faith without Certainty:Liberal Theology in the 21st Century, Paul Rasor
Finding Your Religion: When the Faith You Have Grown Up With Has Lost  Its Meaning, Scotty McLennan
Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh
Rational Mysticism: Dispatches from the Border between Science and Spirituality, John Horgan
The World’s Religions, Houston Smith