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Winter 2005, Vol.XIX No.5
11.1.05
Features
The sacred in images
If we look more carefully at the world around us, our eyes can be channels for the sacred.
By
Harold Babcock
in Spirit
Ted Kooser's poetry of the people
The U.S. poet laureate and winner of this year’s Pulitzer Prize in poetry is a Unitarian Universalist.
By
Dan Cryer
in Life
Fred's war
A 40-year-old novel asks unnervingly relevant questions about soldiers in the moral chaos of war.
By
Barbara W. Carlson
in Life
Katrina’s aftermath
Unitarian Universalists work tirelessly to help
the displaced residents of the Gulf Coast states.
By
Michelle Bates Deakin
in Life
Departments
Nature
The mind loves its old home.
By
Ralph Waldo Emerson
in Opening words
Staff changes
Here’s to the staff.
By
Tom Stites
in From the editor
Abundance and gratitude
What would it take to inspire our everyday generosity to the level of abundance?
By
William G. Sinkford
in Our calling
Mailbox, Winter 2005
What our readers tell us.
By
Jane Greer
in Letters
Letters, Winter 2005
Readers respond to the Fall 2005 issue.
in Letters
'Tis the season for your own family rituals
Many of us still struggle to find the right mix of family traditions for this time of year.
By
Meg Cox
in Forum
The joys and challenges of covenant groups
Some groups don't work because they weren't set up as covenant groups to begin with.
By
Donald E. Skinner
in Congregational life
UU church creates an outdoor labyrinth
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, is practicing a centuries-old tradition.
By
Jane Greer
in Congregational life
Vapor trails with fields
By
Martyl Langsdorf
in Reflections
Our shared faith
Each strand of our diverse tradition holds up a mirror to our lives and to the society in which we live.
By
Commission on Appraisal
in Reflections
Beyond the edge of the image
Thomas A. Baillieul's paintings tempt viewers to tell a story.
By
Sonja L. Cohen
in Reflections
Common ground
Can reverence for the earth bring us together across religious differences?
By
Patricia Montley
in Reflections
Value the dark
Meditation for the longest night.
By
Patricia Montley
in Reflections
Creche surprise
Dramatis personae, wrapped in old newsprint.
By
David S. Blanchard
in Reflections
Churches offer shelter from the storm
Working with other faith communities, Unitarian Universalist congregations are providing shelter to the homeless.
By
Sonja L. Cohen
in UU news
UU-UNO funds African AIDS orphans
Program funds school in Ghana for children who lost parents to AIDS.
By
Donald E. Skinner
in UU news
Do UUs have theological common ground?
Two new books try to name the liberal theology that holds Unitarian Universalism together.
By
Rosemary Bray McNatt
in Bookshelf
Philip Simmons's wisdom
A documentary follows contributing editor Philip Simmons through his final months.
By
Tom Stites
in Bookshelf
Fascism in America?
Davidson Loehr and Charles Derber see fascism in contemporary American politics.
By
Tom Stites
in Bookshelf
Books by UU authors, Winter 2005
A selection of six books written by Unitarian Universalists.
By
Staff Writer
in Books by UU authors
What in the World?, Winter 2005
Questions for spiritual reflection and adult group discussions.
By
Jane Greer
in What in the World?
Ebenezer Scrooge's conversion
Charles Dickens's novels reflect the central ideas of 19th-century Unitarianism.
By
Michael Timko
in Looking back
Online Extras
Extended coverage of hurricane relief efforts
Winter holiday resources
Recommendations from the UUA's Lifespan Faith Development staff.
By
Staff Writer
The new F-word?
The Rev. Dr. Davidson Loehr says fascism has come to America.
By
Charles Derber
