JANUARY/FEBRUARY· VOL XIX NO 1
Power is the capacity to participate in creative controversy. Power is the ability to make one's self heard, the capacity to cause others to take one's concern seriously. . . . It is also the capacity to listen. It is the capacity to respond creatively to others, to the needs of others. In all these dimensions, power engenders conflict.
-- JAMES LUTHER ADAMS (1901-1994)
Unitarian Universalist theologian, social ethicist, and denominational leader who emphasized the religious dimensions of social change and the importance of social justice work as an expression of authentic faith. From a speech to the 1966 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association, "The Creative Thrust of Conflict," quoted in Transforming Liberalism: The Theology of James Luther Adams by George Kimmich Beach (Skinner House Books, 2004 ). Beach's book is reviewed in this issue (see page 49 ).
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Wielding
Our Power
Unitarian Universalists are a mainstream, middle-class association far closer to the center of both politics and power than we generally like to admit.
Healing Community
Small group ministries, also known as covenant groups, are reinvigorating many UU churches by creating opportunities for sacred time.
Time to commit
The current debate in America about the nature of marriage provides an opportunity for UUs to develop a new theology of marriage.
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