Fall 2011, Vol.XXV No.3

Features

'What ecotourism should be'
An organic coffee farm and ecotourism lodge founded by a Unitarian Universalist couple is a model for just and sustainable tourism.
By David Zucchino in Life

Windows and mirrors
I was watching my son through the dim reflection of myself, weighing my own childhood against his.
By Tom Montgomery Fate in Life

At 50, UUA readies for changes
General Assembly endorses major changes on UUA's 50th anniversary.
By Tom Stites in News

Departments

Journalism for the rest of us
Former UU World editor has a new project.
By Christopher L. Walton in From the editor

Get religion
We must do three things: get religion, grow leaders, and cross borders.
By Peter Morales in From the president

Passing it on from the land of plenty
Eddie O'Toole ships American surplus to Honduras, dramatically affecting people's lives.
By Elaine McArdle in Life

Marilyn Sewell's next calling
Retired minister talks about her calling, her life, and the documentary film about her.
By Julia Angley in Life

ZIP code: 02492
First Parish in Needham, Massachusetts.
By Christopher L. Walton in Zip code

New CD, revised songbook by Jim Scott
Music with an environmental and UU sensibility.
By Christopher L. Walton in Life

Saving a historic church
Spiritual landmark: First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in Life

The raucous gardening fairy
So much for a tranquil ten minutes in the garden.
By Tracy Springberry in Life

How we break the rules
Rule breaking just might be right up our alley.
By Jane Rzepka in Spirit

Unity
Celebrating natural, wild forms.
By Claire B. Clements and Julia Angley in Spirit

The soul's address
We do ourselves a real disservice when we discount our bodies as unworthy of reverence.
By Laura Randall in Reflections

The koan
The 'I' of me is a snapshot of something in motion.
By James Ishmael Ford in Spirit

A reliquary of wood
Honoring the native hardwoods of Arkansas.
By Doug Stowe and Julia Angley in Spirit

Loving birds
Modern life interferes with the lessons and warnings of Nature.
By Mike Foster in Spirit

Disaster hits three congregations
Storms and fire struck UU congregations in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Maine.
By Julia Angley and Michelle Bates Deakin and Donald E. Skinner in UU news

Congregations take 'Leap of Faith'
UUA pilot program helps congregations mentor one another.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

With UUA and UUSC help, eco-village rises in Haiti
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Eco-village rises in Haiti’s Central Plateau
UUA and UUSC leaders, along with seminarians, help Haitian families rebuild.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

Thomas Jefferson District changes name
Delegates vote overwhelmingly to become Southeast District.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

New moderator coming in 2013
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Board appoints committee to nominate next UUA moderator
Five-member group will recommend successor to Gini Courter.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

Utah UUs arrested in energy protest
Washington, D.C., sit-in inspired by trial of Tim DeChristopher.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

Church's justice efforts honored
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Justice work earns award for Minnesota church
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester, Minn., receives UUA’s Bennett Award.
By Julia Angley in UU news

UUs join March on Blair Mountain
At site of historic coal miner uprising, activists raise awareness about consequences of mountaintop removal mining.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

Meadville finds new campus
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Meadville Lombard finds new Chicago campus
Unitarian Universalist seminary will lease space from Spertus Institute, a Jewish studies center.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

UUA bids on Hebrew College
Featured online in another form:
UUA submitting bid on Hebrew College
Morales says 'preliminary' bid will 'keep our options open'; Beacon Hill properties could be sold.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

UU professor target of GOP probe
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UU professor target of GOP probe after questioning conservative bill
William Cronon at center of storm over academic freedom in Wisconsin.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

Anti-gay bill withdrawn
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Legislation, homophobia endanger Ugandan UUs
Kampala minister urges vigilance as threats and bigotry increase.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

KBR vote aids LGBT workers
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Shareholder resolution advances LGBT rights
UUA backs resolution urging major defense contractor to defend its employees against discrimination.
By Michelle Bates Deakin in UU news

Equal marriage comes to New York
Unitarian Universalists also cheer civil unions in Ill., R.I.; continue advocacy in Colo.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

Peace Corps sparks life of activism
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Peace Corps sparks life of social justice
President of UU-UNO bridges life in Nigeria and U.S.
By Elaine McArdle in UU news

Congregational news: Fall 2011
Brief congregational news items from the Fall 2011 issue.
By Donald E. Skinner and Julia Angley in UU news

Sheltering the faith, Fall 2011
Brief news items about congregational building programs.
By Julia Angley in UU news

The Mountain climbs to health
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The Mountain climbs back to solvency
Increased donations, new interim director bolster North Carolina retreat center.
By Donald E. Skinner in UU news

If it looks like a Universalist . . .
Popular evangelical Rob Bell makes the case for universal salvation.
By Thom Belote in Bookshelf

The end of religion?
What's wrong with a mathematical model predicting religion's extinction?
By Dan Harper in Ideas

Grace to the rescue
Unitarian Universalist ideas about what saves us.
By Myriam Renaud in Ideas

'UU' characters on the screen
What character in a film or TV show best demonstrates UU values, and why?
By Sonja L. Cohen in Ideas

Unitarian Universalist congregations by state
This map shows the number of congregations affiliated with the UUA by state as of February 2011. The color of each state shows the relative number of congregations to a state's population, using 2010 U.S. Census data.
By Christopher L. Walton in Ideas

Robert Gould Shaw and his regiment of 'hope and glory'
25-year-old Unitarian led the first regiment of free blacks in the Union Army.
By Polly Peterson in Looking back

Letters, Fall 2011
Readers respond to the Summer 2011 issue.
in Letters

Blog roundup, Fall 2011
Online responses to UU World.
By Heather Christensen in Letters

Traffic report, Fall 2011
Top ten stories at uuworld.org.
By Christopher L. Walton in Letters

Online Extras

Shopping for God
However people first come to a Unitarian Universalist church, their questions often include something about god.
By Jane Rzepka in Spirit