The September 2018 Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club selection.
A dynamic collection of personal stories from people whose lives have been dramatically changed by Unitarian Universalism. Some have returned from the brink of despair, others have found renewed purpose and discovered the saving power of community. Together these vignettes paint a portrait of the real, felt impact of Unitarian Universalism. Readers can find a new appreciation for the ways Unitarian Universalism makes a tangible difference in the lives of real people who are struggling.
Preface
Meg Riley
Saving Our Lives
Roberta Finkelstein
Love Without Conditions
Lauren Hulse
Heart’s Opening
Scott Sammler-Michael
A Search for Truth and Meaning
Aneesa Shaikh
The Playground Atheist Gets Saved
Jake Morrill
Not the Last to Need Saving
Megan Dowdell
Sharing Our Faith
William G. Sinkford
Home at Last
John Sanger
Life-Altering Grace
Manish Mishra-Marzetti
Three Ways Unitarian Universalism Has Helped with My Depression
Kenny Wiley
Back from Despair
Ted R. Ogg
The Unitarian Universalists Believed in My Inherent Worth and Dignity
Mike Smith
Ministry with Integrity
Cynthia A. Snavely
My Eureka Moment
Tamara Angelique (AKA Thomas E. Flick)
I Am a Lotus Flower
Devi Pierce
My Friend, the Unitarian Universalist
Phillip Cory Moore
Coming Home
Kathleen Montgomery
Borderline Child of God
Kelly Murphy Mason
Carl Scovel Saved My Life
Roger Butts
Emptying My Shoe
Suzi Chase
I Am Not Alone
Devalois LeBrón
Better Later Than Never
Sharon Peddy Baker
The Ultimate Fighting Church
David McBreen
Unitarian Universalism Helped Me Find My Awesome
Melanie Christiansen
A Perfect Match
Bruce Robinson
A Spiritual Journey
Kathy White
The Spiritual Sense I Needed
Jack W. Rogers
Why I Am a Unitarian Universalist
Leslie T. Grover
My Awakening
Karen J. McFarland
The Mountain
Eric Bliss
A Journey of Faith for Out Lesbians in the Deep South
Nan L. White
Most of All, Mindfulness
Israel Luis Sanchez
Finding My People and Myself
Marie Luna
Saved by the Light
W. Garrett Jackson
A Gift to Me
Aisha Hauser
Receiving and Giving
James Rogers
I Only Have to Be Myself
Mark T. Vogt
A Message of Peace and Hope
Eddee Daniel
What Church Says That?!
Donald Ernest Allee
Notes in the Margins
James C. Key
From the Cellblock to Seminary
Eli Poore
Together We Know Freedom
Nathan C. Walker
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