Resistance and Transformation: New Adult RE Class

“Resistance and Transformation: Unitarian Universalist Social Justice History “ (A UUA Tapestry of Faith Class for Adults by Rev. Colin Bossen and Rev. Julia Hamilton) This 8-unit course will be offered on Wednesdays from 6pm -7pm in the SouthEast classroom. Amy Schneidhorst, Ph.d., Director of Religious Education will facilitate the class. Class dates: February 1, February 8, February 22, February 29, March 7, March 14, March 28, April 4, 2012. Enrollment limited to 15 participants. Sign-up sheet on the DRE office door. Grounded in the belief that even "failures" in our history can be instructive, this program presents the ongoing struggle of our tradition to live up to its ever-evolving ideals of social transformation. This class moves beyond celebrating heroes. Instead, this curriculum encourages us to consider to what extent individuals and the church have sustained commitment to our principles even when it means taking controversial public positions out of step with popular opinion. How do these historic examples instruct our actions within our congregations today? February 1 Workshop Overview February 8 Prophetic voices, Parallel voices, Institutional voices February 22 The Response to Slavery February 29 The Nineteenth Century Women’s Peace Movement March 7 Just War, Pacifism, and Peacemaking March 14 Religious Freedom on the Margins of Empire March 18 Utopianism April 4 UU Countercultures and Youth Resistance This program leads Unitarian Universalists to ask the justice questions that pertain to our lives, congregations, and society today, and provides models of action that inspire us to take on the social justice challenges of our era. Thank you! Amy