Our library in Hewett Centre is open every Sunday after service during Coffee Hour in Hewett Centre, and our Library Team offers related reading lists based on the topic of Sunday service. Here is their list for the upcoming service featuring Rev. Shawn Gauthier on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 at 11 a.m. All are welcome in Hewett Centre after the Sunday service to check out some books and to have coffee and conversation.
VanU library books related to this Sunday’s sermon:
1. Unitarian Universalism: A Narrative History, by David E. Bumbaugh, 2001, 289.1 [From Amazon: “… He explains the tensions between the Unitarians and the Universalists before the merger of the denominations in 1961, the latter fearing they would be swallowed up by the stronger partner. After merger, the contest for the hearts and minds of liberals between the theists and humanists continued over into the new denomination. In recent times, a humanistically inclined denomination has found developing within it new interpretations of liberal religion, among them a vague emotion labeled “spirituality.” and an earth-centered approach to religion, labeled “pagan.” Of course, as one would expect, there is continuing concern over the relation of the denomination to its Christian roots.”].
2. The Cathedral of the World: A Universalist Theology, by Forrest Church, 2009, 230.91 CHU [Published by Beacon Press. From LibraryThing: “… draws from the entire span of Church’s life’s work to leave behind a clear statement of his universalist theology and liberal faith. Giving new voice to the power of liberal religion, Church invites all seekers to enter the Cathedral of the World, home to many windows but only one Light.”].
3. Universalism in America: A Documentary History, by Ernest Cassara, 1971, 289 CA [Published by Beacon Press. From LibraryThing: “Includes writings of some of the most influential persons in Universalism’s first two centuries.”].
4. The Elements of Unitarianism, by George D. Chryssides, 1998, 289.1 CHR [From LibraryThing: “In the first general introduction to this little-understood movement of ‘radical dissenters’, George Chryssides explains the history and evolution of modern Unitarianism, with specific reference to its inter-faith activities.”].
5. Guarding Sacred Embers, by Linda Weaver Horton, 2011, 288 WEA [Gift of Rev. Steven Epperson. Has a sub-title of “Reflections on Canadian Unitarian and Universalist History”].
6. A Global Conversation: Unitarian / Universalism at the Dawn of the 21st Century, edited by Andrew M Hill, Jill K. McAllister, and Clifford M. Reed, 2002, 288 HIL
7. The Unitarians and Universalists (Denominations in America), by David Robinson, 1985, 289.17 ROB [From LibraryThing: “… a narrative text, an extensive series of biographical sketches…and a comprehensive bibliographical essay….The narrative itself is a very able analysis of the intellectual and theological development of Unitarianism and Universalism in America….What it does…it does extremely well…”].
8. The Unitarian Way, by Phillip Hewett, 2015, 288 HEW [Written by a UCV minister. Donated by Muriel Harris. Signed by the author. From LibraryThing: “In a religious tradition with no creed and no hierarchy, it is sometimes hard to see what it is that binds Unitarians together. In The Unitarian Way, Phillip Hewett sets out to discover the common elements that characterize Unitarianism, from its historical roots in the Renaissance to its varied expressions in the world today. In twelve wide-ranging chapters he explores the characteristic Unitarian blend of faith and doubt, reason and intuition, commitment and open mindedness, individuality and community. He concludes that Unitarians, “like a family, or the crew of a ship, or a geological survey team,” are united by participation in a common enterprise rather than by a set of shared beliefs. …”
9. Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide: Fourth Edition, by William Sinkford, 2004, 289.13 MOR [Published by Skinner House Books. From LibraryThing: “… essays: “Sharing Our Faith”, by Bill Sinkford and Kay Montgomery, “Our Ministry”, by Jane Rzepka. and “Our Work for Social Justice and Diversity”, by Jacqui James and Meg Riley. Additional essays on our faith, Unitarian Universalist roots, worship, religious education and important dates in Unitarian Universalist history make the Pocket Guide a broadly appealing resource for visitors, newcomers and other readers who want an inviting accessible, overview of our rich liberal religious tradition.”].
10. Life and Transcendence: Unitarian Sermons by Rev. Steven Epperson, by Steven Epperson, 2019, 288 EPP [Written by a UCV minister].
11. Challenge of a Liberal Faith, George N. Marshall, 1988, 289.1 MAR [From Goodreads: “Here is a faith that is not external, but internal. The Unitarian Universalist church makes no other offer than this: to help a person develop the faith that is in him.”].
12. A Faith People Make: Illustrated Unitarian Universalist Lives, by Stephen Kendrick, 1988, 288 KEN [From LibraryThing: “… This work contains brief sketches of the lives of twenty Unitarians and Universalist. The profile of each person is proceeded by a page describing key events in his or her life. Included are such people as Joseph Priestley, discoverer or oxygen and other gases. Priestley was also a Unitarian minister. One of the most contemporary people profiled was Sophia Lyon Fahs. Fahs began her career with the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1937 when she developed a curriculum called the “New Beacon Series.” Fahs was ordained a Unitarian minister at the age of 82 and lived to be 102. …”].
13. An Introduction to The Unitarian and Universalist Traditions, by Andrea Greenwood, 2011, 230.91 GRE [From LibraryThing: “… This book will help the reader to understand the contemporary liberal religion of Unitarian Universalism in a historical and global context. Andrea Greenwood and Mark W. Harris challenge the view that the Unitarianism of New England is indigenous and the point from which the religion spread. Relationships between Polish radicals and the English Dissenters existed and the English radicals profoundly influenced the Unitarianism of the nascent United States. Greenwood and Harris also explore the US identity as Unitarian Universalist since a 1961 merger and its current relationship to international congregations, particularly in the context of twentieth-century expansion into Asia.”].
14. Myths of Time and History: A Unitarian Universalist Theology, by Alice Blair Wesley, 1987, 288 WES [Gift of Jennifer Getsinge].
15. The Prophetic Imperative: Unitarian Universalist Foundations for a New Social Gospel, by Richard S Gilbert, 1989, 288 GIL [From LibraryThing: “Gilbert describes the four roles any congregation can take toward society–social service, witness, education, action–and then walks us through each by providing a thorough and powerful review of the historical, theological, and sociological roots of a UU prophetic imperative.”].
16. The Unitarian Controversy: Essays on American Unitarian History, by Conrad Wright, 1995, 289.17 WRI [Published by Skinner House Books].