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In these divisive and challenging times, we often find ourselves thinking about how to better foster community and belonging. We offer the following titles for all who seek guidance, healing, inspiration, or support. We hope they sustain you on your journeys.
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Beyond Welcome: Building
Communities of Love
edited by Linnea Nelson
How do we go beyond welcome to build authentic, compassionate, and equitable communities? In Beyond Welcome, editor Linnea Nelson and contributors dream of a future where Unitarian Universalism upholds abundant love and universal justice within every community. Through personal and collective reflections, these heartfelt essays tell stories of how it feels to be in Beloved Community while prompting readers to imagine
what it will take to get us there. With questions designed for both personal reflection and group discussion, Beyond Welcome is a powerful and necessary resource for all looking to live into the essence of community.
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edited by Peggy GillespieGroundbreaking in its depictions of joy and community, Authentic Selves celebrates trans and nonbinary people and their families in
stunning photographs and their own words. The compelling stories provide a glimpse into the real lives, both the challenges and the triumphs, of these remarkable people and their
families—people like Senator Sarah McBride, disability justice advocate Parker Glick, drag entertainer TAYLOR ALXNDR, September 11th first responder Jozeppi Angelo Morelli, model Lana Patel, youth activist Elliott Bertrand, and others—all of whom are working to create a more just and compassionate world. It is also the current UU Common Read!
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Care for the World: Reflections
on Community Ministry
edited by Erin J.
Walter
Community ministry is the fastest growing type of ministry in Unitarian Universalism and many ministers serve in some combination of parish and community work. But
what is community ministry? In Care for the World, editor Erin J. Walter and contributors offer essays, interviews, and resources to revolutionize our understanding of ministry, lifting up the rich diversity of community ministries within Unitarian Universalism. These reflections show the immense and vital work that Unitarian Universalists are doing in the world and will inspire readers to live a spirited, purposeful life, rooting their daily work in their deepest values and faith.
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edited by Heather Concannon and Allison Palm
Traditionally, we often mark birth, marriage, and death, and yet these are not the only moments that touch our lives and shape who we are. In this expansive collection, editors and ministers Heather Concannon and Allison Palm and contributors invite you to bless it all. The rituals—written by a diverse array of
contributors with lived experiences that add depth and authenticity to each offering—foster community, joy, and healing in moments like the joining of a blended family, changing names and pronouns, honoring Pride Month, and having an abortion, among so many others. May you find connection and commitment, inspiration and invitation, a blessing and a balm in these rituals.
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The Darkness Divine: A Loving
Challenge to My Faith
by Kristen L. Harper
Too often in U.S. culture—and notably in faith communities—a culture of white supremacy is reinforced in damaging but unexamined ways. In The Darkness Divine, minister and poet Kristen L. Harper confronts and unpacks the language, imagery, buzzwords, and cultural touchstones that demean and dehumanize Black people but are so commonplace they can easily escape notice. More importantly, in a brilliant arrangement of essays and poems in the vein of Claudia Rankine, Harper lifts up the strength, beauty, and
resilience of Black people and outlines a path forward.
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Held: Showing Up for Each
Other's
Mental Health
by Barbara F. Meyers
In Held, community minister and mental health advocate Barbara F. Meyers illustrates how all members of liberal religious congregations can be supportive to those living with mental health problems, and their loved ones, in our faith communities and society at large. Meyers addresses the fundamental elements of spiritual support with stories from real life situations and suggestions for how parishioners can provide and advocate for support in their congregations. A study guide and a list of resources round out this thoughtful and necessary resource.
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