Speaker: Rev. Dr. Jay Atkinson
Before retiring, Jay was a UU minister for 32 years, most recently in Studio City (12 years) and Davis (13), also serving as adjunct faculty of our UU seminaries in Chicago (Meadville Lombard) and Berkeley (Starr King). Earlier, he did research in nuclear physics for 11 years. Currently, he is a Research Scholar at Starr King with a focus on UU history.
There has been much talk in the past year, both pre- and post-election, about the soul of our nation, pointing to “soul” as the seat of sacred identity. What does it mean for nations or churches to have souls? The soul of a church lies in its purpose or … read more.
For a long time, Unitarians and Universalists stuck with Christianity, trying to improve its bad theology by reforming it from within. Then many of them just gave up the effort and stopped calling themselves Christians. Now here we are in 2024, putting “Love at … read more.
In our UU churches, we increasingly aspire to mission statements that can guide us in all our actions and keep us focused on our ideals. What if we ran our country in the same way? What would America’s mission statement look like? Surprise! — it’s already right under our noses, just waiting to be lifted up in time for this year’s July 4th. Music: Ruth Huber, piano