Topic: Unitarian Universalist History

Channing Holiday Service

On May 5, 1819, Rev. William Ellery Channing, the leader of the liberal Congregationalists split with the conservative Congregationalists declaring that the liberals would now be regarded as Unitarians. This declaration led to the formation of the American Unitarian Association and eventually the Unitarian Universalist … read more.

Francis David: The First Unitarian Minister

On March 3, 1568, Transylvanian King John Sigismund assembled the region’s most learned theologians to debate the nature of God. The “Trinitarian” perspective was opposed the by the “Unity of God” perspective, represented by the minister Francis David. What happened and what became of him?

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Reimagining Our Principles and Sources

Throughout our history as Unitarians, Universalists and Unitarian Universalists, we have had principles and sources. Our current principles and sources are the result of numerous reimaginings across this history. We are being asked to reimagine. How will we respond?

My Father, Which Art In Earth

Poet Conrad Aiken (1898-1973) was one of Georgia’s greatest writers, a Unitarian, and highly influenced by his father and grandfather. On this Father’s Day, we’ll take a look at his life and work.

Our featured speaker is Orlando Montoya, a newscaster for Georgia Public Broadcasting, the statewide radio network. He can be heard weekday afternoons during “All Things Considered” on 88.5 in Atlanta. He spent 23 years in Savannah, the city of Conrad Aiken’s birth and death.

Flower Communion

The Flower Communion, created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, is an annual ritual that celebrates peace, beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Please bring a few flowers to share.

Margaret Fuller

Unitarian Margaret Fuller was truly a woman ahead of her time. A contemporary to Emerson, Parker and other Transcendentalists, she was every bit their equal. At the New York Tribune, she became the first full-time book reviewer in American journalism and its first female editor. What is her legacy today?