Adult Programs & Resources
Available from the UUA Bookstore:
- Being Liberal in an Illiberal Age; Alone and Together: A Study Guide
- by Patricia Bowen. 5 sessions. Chapter-by-chapter exploration of Jack Mendelsohn`s classic, Being Liberal in an Illiberal Age: Why I Am a Unitarian Universalist. Features separate guidelines for individual and group use. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1993)
- Being a UU Parent
- by Makanah Elizabeth Morriss & David Hicks MacPherson. 5 sessions. Helps parents enhance the religious dimension of family life. Each session includes time for theology, UUism in the home and parent support group. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1991)
- Building Your Own Theology I and II
- by Richard Gilbert. 10 sessions in each volume. A contemporary classic program for UUs to understand, articulate and develop their own religious beliefs and values. (UUA, 1983)
- A Catechism for Unitarian Universalists
- by Tony Larsen and Ellen Schmidt. 8 sessions. An adult or intergenerational program on what UUs believe, and what participants believe. For classes or retreats. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1989)
- Conversations With the Bible: Spiritual Growth for Religious Liberals
- by Stephen Washburn. This eight-to twelve-session curriculum offers an engaging, accessible approach to Bible study. (UUA, 1994)
- Ethics: An Exploration in Personal Morality
- by Richard S. Gilbert. 8 sessions. This curriculum, by the author of Building Your Own Theology I & II, offers participants an opportunity to explore issues of morality and ethics through a series of readings and exercises. (UUA, 1994)
- A Holy Curiosity: Exploring Religious Questions I and II
- by Bruce T. Marshall. Companion study guides to Marshall`s popular book. (UU Fellowship of Huntington, 1991)
- In Our Hands: A Peace and Social Justice Program
- by Robert C. Branch, Samuel Goldenberg and Mary Thomson. 6 sessions. Involves participants in a collaborative inquiry into what they define as central peace and justice issues, how to bring peace and justice values into personal decisions and conflict resolution, and how to choose to make our visions of a more peaceful and just world a reality. (UUA, 1990)
- Life Tapestry
- by Marcia Bowen, Jeanne Nieuwejaar and Richard Stower. 9 sessions. Modeled on Life Issues for Teenagers (L.I.F.T.), this curriculum uses a combination of individual and group experiential exercises to explore such issues as communication, values, dreams and realities, aging, intimacy, grief and spirituality. (UUA, 1994)
- Mutual Support Groups: How to Get Them Started and Keep Them Going
- by Gary Blaine. Practical advice for any congregation interested in starting a mutual support group on any theme. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1988)
- New Men; Deeper Hungers: A Study Guide
- by Tom Owen-Towle. One to forty sessions. Explores ideas raised in the book through a series of discussion catalysts. The introduction provides suggestions for forming and facilitating men`s groups. Useful for new or established groups. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1991)
- The New UU
- by Highsmith, McLaughlin and Schmidt. 4 sessions. An orientation program for new members of UU societies. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1980; revised, 1989)
- On the Path: Spirituality for Youth and Adults
- by Wayne Arnason, Janet Harvey, David Levine, Makanah Morriss, Christine Robinson, Mara Lyn Schoeny and David Marshak. Seven to ten sessions. Provides participants with the opportunity to define spirituality, discover their own spiritual natures, explore a variety of spiritual disciplines and concepts and develop the spiritual dimension of their lives. (UUA, 1989)
- Our Chosen Faith: A Study Guide
- by Joan Goodwin. 6 sessions. For individuals or groups to explore the book
- Our Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
- by John A. Buehrens and F. Forrester Church. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1990)
- Owning Your Religious Past: The Haunting Church
- by Bonnie Stauffacher. 5 sessions. Participants retrieve and examine their religious past to enrich their present involvement as UUs. Helpful for new members. (UUA, 1981)
- Parents as Resident Theologians
- by Roberta and Christopher Nelson. 6 sessions. A powerful and practical program to help parents and any adults who work with children to articulate their own beliefs for themselves and others. (UUA, 1984; revised, 1990)
- Parents as Social Justice Educators
- by Roberta and Christopher Nelson. 6 sessions. Adults explore their commitment to social justice and seek ways to articulate their visions with children and youth. (UUA, 1993)
- Philosophy Making for UU Religious Growth and Learning: A Process Guide
- by Elizabeth Anastos and David Marshak. Three to six sessions. Enables congregations and individuals to articulate and implement a philosophy of religious education for all ages. (UUA, 1984)
- Prophetic Sisterhood: A Study Guide
- by Cynthia Grant Tucker and Barbara Child. 5 sessions. Participants examine experiences of pioneering UU women described in the book Prophetic Sisterhood: Liberal Women Ministers of the Frontier, 1880-1930, by Cynthia Grant Tucker. (Lifespan Series, UUA, 1993)
- Sexism & Peacemaking: Prophetic Perspectives for Unitarian Universalists and Other Friends
- by Dillman Baker Sorrells, Dorothy Emerson, Patricia Simon, David Pettee and Jaco B. Ten Hove. 5 sessions. Seeks to empower UUs and their congregations to become more effective peacemakers. UU Peace Network, 1989)
- Understanding the Bible: A Basic Resource for Religious Liberals
- by John A. Buehrens. 8 sessions. Designed to help UUs begin to unpack some of the central themes of the Bible. (Unitarian Church of All Souls, 1988)
- The Welcoming Congregation
- edited by Scott Alexander. 10 sessions. Designed to help UU church communities become more welcoming places for gay, lesbian and bisexual people. (UUA, 1990)
Out of print, but available for loan from congregations, district libraries and the UUA Curriculum Office:
- Cakes for the Queen of Heaven
- by Shirley A. Ranck. 10 sessions. (UUA, 1986)
- How Open the Door: Afro-Americans Experience in Unitarian Universalism
- by Mark Morrison-Reed. 8 sessions. (UUA, 1989)
Out of print, but available from the UUA Curriculum Office:
- Cleansing Our Temple: A Sexism Assessment for Unitarian Universalist Congregations
- by the UUA Women and Religion Committee. (UUA, 1991)
Available from other sources:
- First Steps: Planning for Adult Religious Education
- by Betty Jo Middleton. 6 sessions. (1994) GWAREC (203 West Glendale Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301)
- You the Creator, Adult
- by Richard S. Kimball. 8 sessions. (1994) Richard S. Kimball (Green Timber Publications, PO Box 3884, Portland, ME 04104)
- Say Your Unitarian Universalism
- by Robert L`H. Miller. 6 sessions. (1989)
- Say Your Unitarian Universalism, A Leader`s Guide
- by R. L`H. Miller and J. B. Smith-Miller. Robert L`H Miller (Box 1873, Duxbury, MA 02331)
- God Images for Adults
- by Mary Ann Moore. 8 sessions. Explores 23 God images from Judaism, Christianity, other world religions, and science. Mary Ann Moore (237 Mossman Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776)
- James Luther Adams in Dialogue: A Study Guide to The Prophethood of All Believers
- by George K. Beach. 6 sessions. (1988)
- Study Guide: Myths of Time and History
- by Denise Tracy. 5 sessions. (1988) Unitarian Church of All Souls (1157 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10021)
Last uploaded on June 16, 1996.
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