Our Shared Values, Generosity the Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Generosity – We Cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope. We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence, and resources. Our generosity connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality. About Mark: Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of … Continue reading Our Shared Values: Generosity
Sunday January 12, 2025 11:15 am – The Morning Assembly Our Shared Values: Transformation The Rev Dr Mark Y. A. Davies, leading You may download the morning program here, or read it below without having to download it. We adapt to the changing world. We covenant to collectively transform and grow spiritually and ethically. Openness to … Continue reading Our Shared Values: Transformation
Sunday January 5, 2025 11:15 am – The Morning Assembly Our Shared Values: Justice The Rev Dr Mark Y. A. Davies, leading We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all thrive. We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression. We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions … Continue reading Our Shared Values: Justice
“Interdependence: We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it.” This Sunday is the first in a series of discourses on the recently adopted Shared Values of the UUA. The Rev Mark Y. A. Davies, leading. You may download the morning program here or read it below without having to download … Continue reading Reflections on Our Shared Values: Interdependence
Take Courage The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Often referred to as one of the four cardinal virtues, courage is the ability to persevere in the face of uncertainty and fear. Sounds like the kind of virtue that might be helpful to cultivate in times like these! Download the Morning Program here or read … Continue reading Take Courage
The F-word The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading For years it has been considered hyperbole to use the word “fascism” in reference to particular politicians or political movements within our society, but when politicians and their followers are using rhetoric that is identical to Hitler and Mussolini, promising to imprison their political opponents and … Continue reading The F-Word
The Heresy Trial of Borden Parker Bowne The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Download the morning program here later in the week, where you can also read it below without having to download it. The Heresy Trial of Borden Parker Bowne – In 1904, the founder of the philosophical school of thought known as … Continue reading The Heresy Trial of Borden Parker Bowne
Sunday, October 6, 2024 – 11:15 am A Critique of the Capitalocene The Rev. Dr. Mark Y.A. Davies, leading A Critique of the Capitalocene – some have referred to our current epoch as the Anthropocene given the vast impact of humanity on the planet, but some recent scholars make the argument that it would be … Continue reading A Critique of the Capitalocene
Reflections on Liberating Planet, People, and Religion The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Download the morning program here or read it below without having to download it. Joerg Rieger and Terra Schwerin Rowe have recently edited and published a series of essays looking at new ways of expressing the intersection of religion, economics, and … Continue reading Reflections on Liberating Planet, People, and Religion
The Problem of Patriarchy The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading The Problem of Patriarchy – to be a truly flourishing society with equal opportunity for all persons requires moving past the patriarchy to which so many still seem to be clinging. Download the morning program here About Mark: Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of … Continue reading The Problem of Patriarchy
