The 2017-18 UUA Common Read
In October 2015, a group of distinguished UU religious professionals of color gathered together in Chicago to embark on a radical project. The conference was sponsored by the UUMA’s Committee on Antiracism, Anti-oppression, and Multiculturalism. It started with the premise that discussions of race in Unitarian Universalism have too often presupposed a White audience and prioritized the needs, education, and emotions of the White majority. The goal was to reframe Unitarian Universalist anti-oppression work by putting the voices, experiences and learnings of people of color at the center of the conversation. The resulting book, Centering, captures the papers that were presented and the rich dialogue from the conference to share personal stories and address the challenges that religious leaders of color face in exercising power, agency, and authority in a culturally White denomination. Centering explores how racial identity is made both visible and invisible in Unitarian Universalist ministries.
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Introduction
Rev. Mitra Rahnema
Othering and Belonging
Rev. Darrick Jackson
Response
Rev. Lilia Cuervo
Hiding from the Beloved, Hiding from Authenticity
Rev. Summer Albayati
Response
Rev. Dr. William Sinkford
The Preacher’s Art
Rev. Lauren Smith
Response
Rev. Dr. Susan Newman Moore
Representing
Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti
Response
Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt
The Religious Educator of Color
Rev. Natalie Fenimore and Aisha Hauser, MSW
Response
Rev. Sofia Betancourt
How Dare You? Mi Likkle, but Mi Tallawah!
Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson
Response
Rev. Leslie Takahashi
Faithful Stubbornness
Rev. Peter Morales
Response
Rev. Marisol Caballero
Trust Thyself
Rev. Walter LeFlore
Response
Rev. Dr. Kristen Harper
Call Me Reverend Sweetie
Rev. Cheryl Walker
Response
Rev. Christina Shu
Discussion Cues
Rev. Mitra Rahnema
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