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FEATURES
Community spirit
An Oregon congregation experiences rapid growth and builds a grand new home without surrendering its culture.
by Elaine McArdle
Songs when you need them
For Ysaye Barnwell, music can be your shield and sword.
by Kimberly French
The United States of Otherness
Selected poems from Love Beyond God.
by Adam Lawrence Dyer
DEPARTMENTS
Seeds of hatred and division
Donald Trump has marshaled a movement that isn’t going to evaporate.
by Christopher L. Walton in From the editor
Liberal religion’s multifaith future
Religious liberals from all traditions share not only common values, but also a common cosmology.
by Peter Morales in From the president
Gender on the agenda (PDF)
Four-page insert adapted from Tapestry of Faith lifespan faith development programs.
by the UUA Faith Development Office in Families Weave a Tapestry of Faith
LIFE
Blurring denominational lines
Clergy in interfaith settings benefit from American society’s changing religious landscape.
by Heather Beasley Doyle
Engaging with youth about antiracism
‘Young people are really hungry for opportunities to talk about these issues.’
by Nicole Sweeny Etter
Connect with the universe at UBarU
‘It would be hard to gaze at the magnificent night sky above UBarU and not feel some form of spiritual connection to the universe.’
by Sonja L. Cohen
The most UU thing ever
The online question was simple: What’s the most UU thing of all time?
by Kenny Wiley
Saving ants
As their spiritual educator, I’m teaching my kids the importance of authenticity.
by Christine Organ
SPIRIT
Committing to love and hope
A black UU and her mostly white church grow and change together, and challenge one another.
by Michele David
The disturbing inbreaking of inconvenient truth
When I try to detour around the promptings of the Holy, I inevitably get busted.
by Victoria Weinstein
Our life’s ultimate meaning
‘Salvation’ isn’t a word Unitarian Universalists use much anymore.
by Scotty McLennan
Creations: Black Lives Matter altar
Transforming a vandal’s cinderblock.
by Kenneth Sutton
IDEAS
At 150, Beatrix Potter still delights
The beloved children’s author was also a talented scientific illustrator and conservationist.
by Kris Willcox
The liberalism and unitarianism of Islam
Liberal Islam and liberal Unitarianism each affirm human rights—via two very distinct paths.
by Myriam Renaud
The road back to being human together
Multifaith coalition is the redemptive spark for a polarized people.
by Robin Tanner
The queer path of Christian virtue
Exploring the queerness of the Christian tradition can shed light on its content.
by Elizabeth M. Edman
Blog roundup
Highlights from the Unitarian Universalist blogosphere, October 2015 to January 2016.
by Heather Christensen
Top ten online
Most frequently visited stories on uuworld.org, January 4–April 10, 2016.
NEWS
The print edition contains abridged versions of stories that first appeared on uuworld.org.
UUs fight to stop gas pipeline
by Elaine McArdle
Flint water crisis spurs UUs to action
by Francine Knowles
Nominee exits race; another candidate joins
by Christopher L. Walton and Elaine McArdle in UUAVote2017
Boy Scouts renew UUA relationship
by Joshua Eaton
UUs arrested at anti-KKK protest
by Kenny Wiley
Tom Andrews named UUSC president
by Staff Writer
Starr King’s Ibrahim Farajajé dies
by Christopher L. Walton
UUA’s UN rep leads NGO group
by Elaine McArdle
UUs in the Media roundup
by Rachel Walden
Recent actions of the UUA board
by Elaine McArdle
GA resolutions: Israel; Pilgrims’ 400th
by Elaine McArdle
Keys to campus ministry success
by Michael Hart in Inside
Bridging into adulthood at GA
by Michael Hart in Inside
Bridging is a ritual, a process, a commitment
by Annie Gonzalez Milliken in Inside
Obituaries
Abridged for print from the full obituaries published by the UU Ministers Association.
ONLINE EXTRAS
UU World Digital, Summer 2016
Subscribe to the digital replica edition, optimized for tablets, laptops, and desktops.
by Qmags
Audio recordings
Audio recordings of selected UU World stories.
By Don Hymel