The UUA Bookstore Celebrates Christian, Jewish and Buddhist Intersections in Unitarian Universalist Identities
By: Kaitlin Milligan Jan. 16, 2014
For years, the UUA's Skinner House Books has produced resources to help Unitarian Universalists explore, understand, and appreciate the complexities of our diverse faith. Here is a selection of books that explain and celebrate the intersections of Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, and Unitarian Universalist identities.
In a fresh collection of essays, twenty writers explore the blessings and challenges of Jewish Unitarian Universalist identity. While there has been a long presence of Jewish culture and people in Unitarian Universalism, this poignant anthology is the first to give voice to this community's struggles, wisdom, and contributions.Essayists include born Jews who came to Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalists who adopted Judaism, and Unitarian Universalists who have encountered Judaism in diverse ways.Purchase today.
Both the seven Principles and the six Sources of Unitarian Universalism affirm and encourage Unitarian Universalists in exploring world faith traditions while maintaining their UU identity.
This book brings together for the first time the voices of UUs who have become Buddhists while not sacrificing that identity and Buddhists who have found in Unitarian Universalism a spiritual home where they can sustain a practice and join in an activist religious community that accepts and encourages who they are. Purchase today.
Fifteen personal stories from laity and clergy alike show what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist Christian today. These men and women arrive at their faith by many paths--influenced by the Bible, Jesus Christ Superstar, and even the Bernstein Mass.Here is a fresh and much-needed look at UU Christians, who, for decades, have kept the work and spirit of Christianity alive in our liberal religion. Purchase today.
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