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4 episodes with William Ellery Channing
4 episodes with William Ellery Channing
2 episodes with William Ellery Channing
2 episodes with William Ellery Channing
2 episodes with William Ellery Channing
2 episodes with William Ellery Channing
2 episodes with William Ellery Channing
Daily QuoteA loving heart was better and stronger than wisdom. (David Copperfield)Poem of the DayThe Barren MoorsWilliam Ellery ChanningBeauty of WordsThe Green DoorO. Henry
I think video I give a presentation titled "Participation in the Perfected Humanity of Christ : A Unitarian Atonement Theory". I discuss the idea of whether or not Jesus needed to be God in order to save us. I mention Dr. Andrew Perriman, William Ellery Channing, Dale Tuggy, Paul of Samosata, David Bentley Hart, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Photinus of Sirmium, and more. Andrew Perriman on Philippians 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTHSASs47YWilliam Ellery Channing 'Likeness unto God' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLK0ZIvsjgw&t=2143sDBH "Light of Tabor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4&t=853sMy Commentary of DBH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bh6_p2a6U&t=1795sDBH Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyNBBEXiW2c&t=141s
Daily QuoteA loving heart was better and stronger than wisdom. (David Copperfield)Poem of the DayThe Barren MoorsWilliam Ellery ChanningBeauty of Words桃花源里的人家——徽州印象华莎
Daily QuoteA loving heart was better and stronger than wisdom. (David Copperfield)Poem of the DayThe Barren MoorsWilliam Ellery ChanningBeauty of WordsThe Green DoorO. Henry
Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, BA, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICDCM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 3 Years: https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ I'd love your continued support of this content-rich, value-add podcast to help you succeed in the business of medicine: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sonal-patel5/support Sonal's 11th Season starts up and Episode 13 features her Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations on Medicare Claims Processing Manual updates. Spark inspires us all to reflect on quantity versus quality based on the inspirational words of William Ellery Channing. Thanks to Advanced Coding Services: Website: https://advancedcodingservices.com/ Paint The Medical Picture Podcast now on: Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sonal-patel5 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hcJAHHrqNLo9UmKtqRP3X Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paint-the-medical-picture-podcast/id1530442177 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zMGYyMmZiYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/bc6146d7-3d30-4b73-ae7f-d77d6046fe6a/paint-the-medical-picture-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/paint-the-medical-picture-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/tcwfkshx Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/paint-the-medical-picture-podcast-WRZvAw Find Paint The Medical Picture Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNUxmYdIU_U8I5hP91Kk7A Find Sonal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonapate/ And checkout the website: https://paintthemedicalpicturepodcast.com/ If you'd like to be a sponsor of the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast series, please contact Sonal directly for pricing: PaintTheMedicalPicturePodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sonal-patel5/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sonal-patel5/support
William Ellery Channing, one of the founding leaders and theologians of our faith, was kept awake at night by a particular concern: have we missed the message about caring for people particularly, as we care for humanity universally? How much has this theology helped us engage more deeply in practicing care and inclusion with a more particular focus? Rev. Anastassia preaching.
For today's service, hear a Universalist parable about a loving father, a drunken son, and a flaming pit. And learn how the term "Unitarian" was deployed as an insult at heretical thinkers, some of whom died for their beliefs. That is, until on May 5, 1819, when Rev. William Ellery Channing, the leader of the liberal Congregationalists split with the conservative Congregationalists, planted a stake in the ground, raised a flag, and declared "we ARE Unitarians." Along with the usual announcements, and spoken and musical merriment.Choir direction by Alex Pietsch. "Winds, Waves, Water, Earth" and "A Day of Inspiration" by Alex Pietsch. Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.Intro and outro background music by Tim Moor at Pixabay.UUMAN is a welcoming congregation and we thank you for taking the time to get to know us a bit better. You can learn more about us by visiting our website at www.UUMAN.orgUnitarian Universalism is a religion based on seven moral principles which promote the inherent worth of all people and each individual's search for truth and meaning. Learn more at uua.org UUMAN is a 501(c)3 organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Your contribution is deductible to the full extent provided by law. https://www.uuman.org/donate/UUMAN - Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North 11420 Crabapple Rd, Roswell, GA 30075 (770) 992-3949 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRwJlKGVhksTvxKeCXhxeQ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UUMAN.ATL Twitter https://twitter.com/UUMAN_ATL #UUMAN #Unitarian #Universalist #Universalism #UU
Fr. Stephen DeYoung is an Eastern Orthodox Priest at Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is also the author of multiple books and the host of the "Lord of Spirits" podcast and the "Whole Counsel of God" podcast. We mention Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Cerinthus, Moby Dick, The Ascension of Isaiah, Beau Branson, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Palamas, Maximus the Confessor, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, William Ellery Channing, and many more. Religion of the Apostles - https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Apostles-Orthodox-Christianity-Century-ebook/dp/B0947BRDGS?ref_=ast_author_mpb Our First Conversation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMVBmpN8c7c&t=8312s My Presentation at the UCA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsKU9YRS8KI
Harvard Divinity School was founded nearly forty years after slavery was abolished in Massachusetts, yet many of our school's founders and early students were intimately familiar with both enslavement and the slave trade. Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery highlights the case of our first dean, John Gorham Palfrey, who was abandoned as a child in Boston when his father moved to Louisiana to establish a plantation. Palfrey's mentor William Ellery Channing, who was the intellectual founder of the Divinity School, was the great grandson of a slave trader and in his own childhood was cared for by a formerly enslaved woman, Duchess Quamino. Channing was also related by marriage to the Perkins and Higginson families, who had derived vast fortunes from trade in slaves and slave-produced goods. These family legacies shaped the antislavery commitments of people like Channing and Palfrey, while the associated fortunes laid the foundation for the Divinity School endowment. In this session, we consider whether the exploration of family histories can inform reparative work in the present day. This event took place on February 13, 2023. Learn more: https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-and-legacies-slavery
Would you like to receive a daily, random quote by email from my Little Box of Quotes? https://constantine.name/lboq A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms. I kept them on the first version of my web site, where they were displayed randomly. But as time went on, I realized I wanted them where I would see them. Eventually I copied the fledgeling collection onto 3×5 cards and put them in a small box. As I find new ones, I add cards. Today, there are more than 1,000 quotes and the collection continues to grow. Hello, I'm Craig Constantine
Would you like to receive a daily, random quote by email from my Little Box of Quotes?https://constantine.name/lboqA long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms. I kept them on the first version of my web site, where they were displayed randomly. But as time went on, I realized I wanted them where I would see them. Eventually I copied the fledgeling collection onto 3×5 cards and put them in a small box. As I find new ones, I add cards. Today, there are nearly 1,000 quotes and the collection continues to grow.My mission is creating better conversations to spread understanding and compassion. This podcast is a small part of what I do. Drop by https://constantine.name for my weekly email, podcasts, writing and more.
Micah Redding is the Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association. He writes and speaks about transhumanism, technology, artificial intelligence, and Christian theology. We talk about what transhumanism is, how it relates to Christian ideas such as everlasting life and theosis. We mention Dale Tuggy, Ray Kurzweil, David Pierce, Julian Huxley, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Elon Musk, Max Tegmark, Barton Stone, Thomas Campbell, Thomas Jefferson, Athanasius, William Ellery Channing, and more. Micah Redding Website: https://www.micahredding.com/ Micah Redding twitter: https://twitter.com/micahtredding Christian Transhumanism Association: https://www.christiantranshumanism.org/CTA facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChristianTranshumanistAssociation/
In today's episode, Gina discusses how individuals use conflict to respond to anxiety. Some people initiate conflict in response to anxiety, others submit to the demands of others and some avoid it all together. Listen in to learn more about how conflict affects our anxiety and vice versa. Ned If you'd like to conquer sleep with Ned's Dream Set, Anxiety Coaches Podcast listeners get 15% off with code ACP. Go to https://helloned.com/ACP or enter code ACP at checkout. Thank you Ned for sponsoring the show and offering our listeners a natural remedy for some of life's most common health issues. Find even more peace and calm with our Supercast premium access membership! https://anxietycoaches.supercast.com/ Here's what's included for $5/month: ❤ New Ad-Free episodes every Sunday and Wednesday ❤ Access to the entire Ad-free back-catalog with over 600 episodes ❤ Premium meditations recorded with you in mind ❤ And more fun surprises along the way! All this in your favorite podcast app! To learn more go to: https://www.theanxietycoachespodcast.com Join our Group Coaching Full or Mini Membership Program Learn more about our One-on-One Coaching What is anxiety? Quote: Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. – William Ellery Channing
Today's meditation comes from The Gospel Of Matthew in The New Testament and from the writings of William Ellery Channing, with music by Moments.
Fr. John Strickland is an Orthodox Priest, Podcast host, and author. We discuss the history of Christianity as viewed from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective. We focus on themes of Paradise and Utopia and how that can help us understand our contemporary culture and context. We mention Ignatius of Antioch, Augustine of Hippo, Basil the Great, Constantine, Athanasius, Charlemagne, Pope Leo the Third, Dante, Ivan the Terrible, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ulrich Zwingli, Thomas Aquinas, Brett Salkheld, Jonathan Edwards, William Ellery Channing, and more. Fr John Strickland's website: https://johnstrickland.org/ Paradise and Utopia Podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/paradiseutopia The Age of Paradise: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Paradise-Christendom-Pentecost-Millennium-ebook/dp/B07W89XLNC The Age of Division: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08N2KZ138?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_cl_1&storeType=ebooks The Age of Utopia: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MDQ8M5Q?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_cl_1&storeType=ebooks
Dr Shabir Ally is the President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto, the host of "Let the Quran Speak", and a well known Islamic Apologist. He has had many debates with Trinitarian Christians on the topic of the Trinity and is extremely well informed and articulate on the topic. Instead of a debate we have a cordial dialogue on the topic of Jesus in Unitarian Christian and Islam and what similarities and differences we have. We mention Bart Ehrman, Richard Bauckham, Rich Matt Slick, William Ellery Channing, Geoffrey Parrinder, Khalil Andani, Kenneth Cragg and many others. Dr. Ally's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/QuranSpeaks
William Ellery Channing forged the Unitarian response to this question and gave us much to ponder. What is sin? How do we fit into the traditional Christian story of sin and redemption? Does it matter? Why are we still so fixated on sin? How does this impact my life today?
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://quiteaquote.in/2021/04/07/william-ellery-channing-intercourse-with-superior-minds/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/quiteaquote/message
Henry David Thoreau (de son vrai nom David Henry Thoreau) est un philosophe, naturaliste et poète américain, né le 12 juillet 1817 à Concord (Massachusetts), où il est mort le 6 mai 1862. Son œuvre majeure, Walden ou la Vie dans les bois, est une réflexion sur l'économie, la nature et la vie simple menée à l'écart de la société, écrite lors d'une retraite dans une cabane qu'il s'était construite au bord d'un lac. Son essai La Désobéissance civile, qui témoigne d'une opposition personnelle face aux autorités esclavagistes de l'époque, a inspiré des actions collectives menées par Gandhi et Martin Luther King Jr. contre la ségrégation raciale. Thoreau abhorre l'esclavage des noirs, qui démontre selon lui que le christianisme qui prévaut officiellement n'est que superstition, et que les politiciens ne sont pas motivés par des « lois élevées ». Il envisage une réforme morale de la société par la non-collaboration aux injustices des gouvernements, comme prônée par son contemporain abolitionniste William Lloyd Garrison, mais il reste presque toujours à l'écart de toute activité et organisation sociale, quelle qu'elle soit. Après la tentative ratée de John Brown pour lancer une insurrection en faveur de l'abolition, Thoreau le considère comme un sauveur et lui exprime publiquement son appui. Il s'est donc retrouvé à la fin de sa vie, à l'aube de la Guerre civile américaine, en accord avec l'opinion publique de plus en plus commune qui commençait à croire à l'abolition de l'esclavage par la force brute, et ce sans s'impliquer pour autant davantage lui-même1. Surnommé le poète-naturaliste par son ami William Ellery Channing (en) (1818-1901), Thoreau est fasciné par les phénomènes naturels et les formes de vie, notamment la botanique, et il consigne dans son journal, qui couvre plus d'une vingtaine d'années, ses observations détaillées et les sentiments personnels qu'elles font naître en lui. Il adoptait avec les années une approche de plus en plus systématique, scientifique, et celui qui était arpenteur à ses heures a pu aussi inventer, un peu, la foresterie et l'écologie. L'amour et le respect de la nature qu'il transmet sont devenus, à mesure que son œuvre a été publiée et connue, une source d'inspiration constante pour des naturalistes amateurs et des écologistes ; tout autant que ses idées économiques et politiques intéressent des activistes sociaux et des adeptes de la simplicité volontaire.
Today's meditation comes from The First Epistle Of Corinthians in The New Testament, and from the writings of William Ellery Channing.
Paraphrasing famed 19th century Unitarian minister, William Ellery Channing, the purpose of religion is not to “form outward regularity, but to touch inward springs.” Join Rev. Wendy and Jules Jaramillo as together they explore what that might mean for our summer and beyond.
In 1819, William Ellery Channing claimed the slur "Unitarian", proclaiming distinct theological sources and establishing the grounding propositions of Unitarianism. 200 years later, how can we recenter Channing's message? What is our radical and real message to our times? Rev. Anastassia preaching.
Catharine Maria Sedgwick, The Rev. William Ellery Channing and the Beginning of All Souls with Laurie Carter Noble Please join us as we celebrate the achievements of some of the notable women who have been participants in the life of All Souls from its inception in 1819 to the present. The foresight, dedication, wisdom and courage of these key women exemplify the contributions of many women to building this faith community and its multi-faceted ways of impacting our community and our world. These are our role models, our inspiration and our foremothers. Over four sessions we will hear their stories and learn how their spiritual paths as Unitarians and Universalists informed their choices, strengthened their resolve and helped these remarkable women create a more humane and just world. Their fields are diverse; from creating successful philanthropies to crafting enlightening novels, they forged paths and frequently defied conventions. In every sense they represent everything a woman could be and everything a woman should be. A noted novelist, Catharine Sedgwick addressed issues such as interracial marriage, class, and privilege. She was also a life long advocate of hospital and prison reform and addressed the plight of children in poverty in early 19th century New York. Due to their friendship with and admiration of the Rev. William Ellery Channing, Catharine and two of her brothers joined All Souls in its first years.
Awakenings (August 5, 2018) “...the great end is to awaken the soul, to excite and cherish the spiritual life.” So wrote the early nineteenth century Unitarian minister, William Ellery Channing, about the education of children, but I believe it holds true of many others of us too. In Small Group Ministry we try to make place and a process, for people to come together on a regular basis, to explore that it means to awaken the soul and cherish the spiritual life. In small groups people can develop the trust to explore their own, individual, spiritual paths. Through the sharing of our experiences and thoughts, we learn to listen deeply to one another, and see the holy in the ordinary of our daily lives. Rev. Margot Campbell Gross, Minister Emerita Elaine Pratt, Small Group Ministry co-chair Anish Johnson, Small Group Ministry co-chair Laura Pedersen, Small Group Ministry Susan Gordon, Small Group Ministry Tristan Hembree, Small Group Ministry Alan Constant, Small Group Ministry Reiko Oda Lane, organ Giacomo Fiore, guitar Ariel Andrew, song Leader Eric Shackleford,Trustee Jonathan Silk, Podcasting, OOS, Sound
Awakenings (August 5, 2018) “...the great end is to awaken the soul, to excite and cherish the spiritual life.” So wrote the early nineteenth century Unitarian minister, William Ellery Channing, about the education of children, but I believe it holds true of many others of us too. In Small Group Ministry we try to make place and a process, for people to come together on a regular basis, to explore that it means to awaken the soul and cherish the spiritual life. In small groups people can develop the trust to explore their own, individual, spiritual paths. Through the sharing of our experiences and thoughts, we learn to listen deeply to one another, and see the holy in the ordinary of our daily lives. Rev. Margot Campbell Gross, Minister Emerita Elaine Pratt, Small Group Ministry co-chair Anish Johnson, Small Group Ministry co-chair Laura Pedersen, Small Group Ministry Susan Gordon, Small Group Ministry Tristan Hembree, Small Group Ministry Alan Constant, Small Group Ministry Reiko Oda Lane, organ Giacomo Fiore, guitar Ariel Andrew, song Leader Eric Shackleford,Trustee Jonathan Silk, Podcasting, OOS, Sound
Two hundred years ago, William Ellery Channing preached an ordination sermon in Baltimore, and in doing so, marked the beginning of American Unitarianism. Channing wrote that the Good, Beautiful, and True revealed in our lives is a way in which we reveal divinity. Sermon by Rev. David Olson, First Unitarian Church of Baltimore.
On today's episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces the founder of Unitarianism, William Ellery Channing.
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation.
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cassandra A. Good is the Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. Her book Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic (Oxford University Press, 2015) offers a historical examination of the cross-gender friendships that formed against great social odds and popular opinion that held that these relationships were highly irregular and impossible to maintain chaste. Beginning with the relationships of Abigail Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Eloise Richards Payne and William Ellery Channing; Charles Greely Loring and Mary Pierce and their elite circle, Good explores the depth of feelings, the language and tokens of love, issues of propriety, and the social and political risks of cross-gender friendship. These complicated relationships embodied the essential republican values of equality, freedom, choice, and virtue and challenged marriage as the ultimate human connection. Through her historical work, Good offers an opportunity to rethink the ways cross-gender friendships remain problematic. Lilian Calles Barger, www.lilianbarger.com, is a cultural, intellectual and gender historian. Her current book project is entitled The World Come of Age: Religion, Intellectuals and the Challenge of Human Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Minister Emeritus of the Mt. Diablo UU Church in Walnut Creek, Rev. Sammons served UUSF as Interim Minister before John Buehrens arrived. Let’s give him, and his wife, Jan, a warm welcome. His sermon will compare the recent book on "Character" by columnist David Brooks with the ideas of the spiritual founder of Unitarianism in America, William Ellery Channing. Rev. David Sammons, Guest Minister Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Rev. JD Benson, Assistant Minister Dr. Mark Sumner, piano Reiko Oda Lane, organ Jiun-Chyi Yew, soprano Greg Meissner, tenor Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, UUA Emily Wilson, Welcome and Announcements Jonathan Silk, Sound, Order of Service & Worship Archives/Podcast
Minister Emeritus of the Mt. Diablo UU Church in Walnut Creek, Rev. Sammons served UUSF as Interim Minister before John Buehrens arrived. Let’s give him, and his wife, Jan, a warm welcome. His sermon will compare the recent book on "Character" by columnist David Brooks with the ideas of the spiritual founder of Unitarianism in America, William Ellery Channing. Rev. David Sammons, Guest Minister Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister Rev. JD Benson, Assistant Minister Dr. Mark Sumner, piano Reiko Oda Lane, organ Jiun-Chyi Yew, soprano Greg Meissner, tenor Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, UUA Emily Wilson, Welcome and Announcements Jonathan Silk, Sound, Order of Service & Worship Archives/Podcast
Matisyahu's song "One Day" has become a spiritual anthem. One of the core beliefs of WellSprings is the “ripples of connection.” Our actions have untold effects in this world. In his message, Rev. Ken Beldon quotes from Kurt Vonnegut, Candace Lightner, Thich Nhat Hạnh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Ellery Channing, who wrote those immortal Unitarian Universalist words, "I am a member of the living family of all souls.”
Matisyahu's song "One Day" has become a spiritual anthem. One of the core beliefs of WellSprings is the “ripples of connection.” Our actions have untold effects in this world. In his message, Rev. Ken Beldon quotes from Kurt Vonnegut, Candace Lightner, Thich Nhat Hạnh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Ellery Channing, who wrote those immortal Unitarian Universalist words, "I am a member of the living family of all souls.”
Matisyahu's song "One Day" has become a spiritual anthem. One of the core beliefs of WellSprings is the “ripples of connection.” Our actions have untold effects in this world. In his message, Rev. Ken Beldon quotes from Kurt Vonnegut, Candace Lightner, Thich Nhat Hạnh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Ellery Channing, who wrote those immortal Unitarian Universalist words, "I am a member of the living family of all souls.”
Matisyahu's song "One Day" has become a spiritual anthem. One of the core beliefs of WellSprings is the “ripples of connection.” Our actions have untold effects in this world. In his message, Rev. Ken Beldon quotes from Kurt Vonnegut, Candace Lightner, Thich Nhat Hạnh, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and William Ellery Channing, who wrote those immortal Unitarian Universalist words, "I am a member of the living family of all souls.”
It’s a common question among Unity parents: "What about the Bible?" Do the stories of the Old and New Testaments have a place in the religious upbringing of our children? Why does the Bible elicit a wholly different response from Unitarian Universalist adults than other sacred texts? Drawing wisdom from our liberal religious ancestors, William Ellery Channing and Sophia Lyon Fahs, worship leader and Director of Religious Education Kerri Meyer will frame a possible approach to the Judeo-Christian scriptures, useful to parents and Sunday School teachers and of interest -- Kerri hopes -- to all.
Sermon delivered by Jeremy Elliott, Intern Minister, Feb. 24, 2008. The Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, President of Starr King School for the Ministry, teaches that the history of Unitarianism and Universalism in America has been a history of unleashed soul power. From our founding, we have endeavored to cultivate all of the faculties of the soul to liberate, nurture, and heal our world. The Rev. Dr. William Ellery Channing spoke of the importance of “unfolding? these powers to find our salvation. Henry David Thoreau challenged humanity to “live life deliberately? to be truly alive to the world. This Sunday, we will explore and celebrate the lineages of ordinary prophets of liberal religion who shaped the movement we have inherited. How might we offer the powers of our souls to change the world?
In this 127th episode of CS, titled “Then Away,” we give a brief account of the rise of Theological Liberalism.In the previous episodes, we charted the revivals that marked the 18th and 19th centuries. Social transformation is a mark of such revivals. But not all those engaged in the betterment of society were motivated by a passion to serve God by serving their fellow Man. At the same time that revival swept though many churches, others stood aloof and held back from being carried away into what they deemed as “religious fanaticism.”As Enlightenment ideas moved into and through the religious community, some theologians shifted to accommodate what had become the darling ideas of academia. Instead of becoming outright agnostics, they sought to wed rationalism with theology and arrived at an amalgam we'll call Theological Liberalism.Not to be outdone by Revivalists transforming culture through the power of The Gospel and a conviction they were to be salt and light in a dark and decaying world, Liberalism developed what came to be called The Social Gospel; a faith that emphasized doing as much, if not more than, believing.The name most associated with the Social Gospel is Walter Rauschenbusch. He began pastoring a Baptist church in New York in 1886. It was there that he came face to face with the desperate condition of the poor. He joined the faculty of Colgate-Rochester Theological Seminary, where over the course of 10 years he wrote 3 books that were hugely influential in promoting the Social Gospel.Someone might say at this point >> You've used that phrase a couple of times now. What's ‘The Social Gospel'?”The Social Gospel was a movement among Protestant denominations in the early 20th century, mainly in the United States and Canada, but a limited expression in Europe. It addressed social problems with Christian ethics. Its main targets were issues of social justice like poverty, addiction, crime, racism, pollution, child labor, and war. Advocates of the Social Gospel sought to implement that line in the Lord's Prayer that says, “Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.”Advocates of the Social Gospel were usually post-millennialists who believed the Second Coming would not occur unless humanity rid itself of injustice and vice. The leaders of the movement were largely connected to the liberal wing of the Progressive Movement.The Social Gospel movement peaked in the early 20th century. It began to decline due to the trauma brought about by WWI, when the ideals of the movement were so badly abused by world events. A couple of under-pinnings of theological liberalism are the Brotherhood of Man and the innate goodness of human beings. WWI conspired to prove the lie to both assumptions and create doubt in the minds of millions that humans are good or could be a brotherhood.Though Rauschenbusch's early theology included a belief in original sin and the need for personal salvation, by the time he'd written his last tome, he regarded sin as an impersonal social ill and taught that reform would arrive with the demise of capitalism, the advance of socialism, and the establishment of the Kingdom of God by human effort. His views were accepted by such prominent spokesmen as Shailer Matthews and Shirley Jackson Case of the University of Chicago.Rauschenbusch's impact was combined with other developments in liberalism during the 19th century. Unitarianism had made deep inroads into mainline denominations under the leadership of William Ellery Channing and Theodore Parker. Channing's sermon “Unitarian Christianity” in 1819, deserves credit for launching the Unitarianism movement.Another influential figure of the 19th C was Horace Bushnell. He published Christian Nurture in 1847, arguing that a child ought to grow up in covenant with God, never knowing he was anything but a Christian. This was contrary to the Pietist emphasis on having a datable conversion experience. Bushnell's ideas of growing a child up from birth in a covenant of grace had a huge impact on Christian educators for generations.In addition to Theodore Parker's support of Unitarianism, he introduced German biblical criticism into American Christianity. By doing so, the way was opened for Darwinian evolution and the ideas of Julius Wellhausen. Wellhausen was one of the originators of the Documentary Hypothesis, which forms the core of much of modern liberal scholarship on the Bible to this day.These influences led to a creeping theological liberalism based on the twin postulates of the evolution of religion and a denial of the supernatural. In their place emerged the idea of the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood of Man, and the establishment of God's Kingdom as a natural outcome of evolution.Three German scholars were also central to the development of Theological liberalism: Schleiermacher, Ritschl, and Harnack.Friedrich Schleiermacher adapted the ideas of Existentialism to Christianity and said that the core of faith wasn't what one believed so much as what one FELT, what we experience. Religion, he urged, involved a feeling of absolute dependence on God. For Schleiermacher, doctrine hung on experience, not the other way around. Today, a mature Christian might counsel a neophyte, saying something like, “Don't let feelings control you.” Or, “We need to evaluate our experiences by God's Word, not the other way around.” Schleiermacher would disagree with that. In his view, experience VALIDATES doctrine. Feels are key. A Faith that isn't felt is no faith at all, he maintained.Albert Ritschl claimed Christ's death had nothing to do with the payment of a penalty for sin. He said it resulted from loyalty to His calling of bringing about the Kingdom of God on Earth, and that it was by His death that He could share his experience of Sonship with all people, who would then become the vehicle and means by which the Kingdom could be constructed. The practice of a communal religion was of vital importance to Ritschl because Christ best shared Himself through the community of the Church. Ritschl's impact on other scholars was great.Probably the most affected by Ritschl's works was Adolf Harnack. Harnack regarded the contributions of the Apostle Paul to the Gospel as a Greek intrusion on the Christian Faith. His goal was to get back to a more primitive and Jewish emphasis that centered on ethical imperatives as opposed to doctrine. As a professor in Berlin in 1901 he published his influential What Is Christianity? This focused on Jesus' human qualities, who preached not about Himself but about the Father; the Kingdom and the Fatherhood of God; a higher righteousness; and the command to love.The views of these three German scholars came ashore in America to further the liberal ideas already underway.If Theological Liberalism with its Social Gospel were a reaction to the Revivals of the 18th and 19th centuries, those who'd been revived were not going to sit idly by as that liberalism grew. They responded with a movement of their own.Charles Briggs, a professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York, was put on trial before the Presbytery of New York and suspended from ministry in 1893 for promulgating liberal ideas. Henry Smith of Lane Seminary in Cincinnati was likewise defrocked that same year, as was AC McGiffert for holding and teaching similar views. Other denominations had heresy trials and dismissed or disciplined offenders. The most famous conflict of the 20th century concerned Harry Emerson Fosdick, who in 1925 was removed as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of New York City to became an influential spokesman for liberalism as the pastor of Riverside Church.Roman Catholicism wasn't immune to the impact of theological liberalism and reacted strongly against it. Alfred Loisy, founded Roman Catholic Modernism in France, but was dismissed in 1893 from his professorship at the Institut Catholique in Paris. He was further excommunicated in 1908. The English Jesuit George Tyrrell was demoted in 1899 and died out of fellowship with the church. Liberalism invaded American Roman Catholicism. To silence the threat, Pope Pius X issued the decree Lamentabili in 1907, and in 1910 he imposed an anti-modernist oath on the clergy.In contest with Liberalism, Evangelicals had a number of able scholars during the latter part of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries. Charles Hodge defended a supernaturally-inspired and inerrant Bible during his long tenure as professor of biblical literature and theology at Princeton. AA Hodge carried on his father's work. In 1887, BB Warfield followed Hodges as professor of theology. Fluent in Hebrew, Greek, modern languages, theology, and biblical criticism, Warfield staunchly defended the inerrancy of Scripture and basic evangelical doctrines in a score of books and numerous pamphlets. In 1900, the scholarly Robert Dick Wilson joined the Princeton faculty, and J Gresham Machen [Mah khen] arrived shortly after. In 1929, when a liberal realignment occurred at Princeton, Machen and Wilson joined Oswald Allis, Cornelius Van Til, and others in founding Westminster Theological Seminary. Other scholars could be mentioned, but these were some of the most prestigious.This movement came to be known as Fundamentalism; a word with a largely negative connotation today as it conjures up the idea of wild-eyed religious fanatics who advocate violence as a means of defending and promulgating their beliefs. Christian Fundamentalism was simply a theologically conservative movement that sought to preserve and articulate classic, orthodox beliefs on the essentials of the Christians Faith. They were called Fundamentals because they were regarded as those doctrines essential to the integrity of the Gospel message; things that had to be believed in order to be saved.Fundamentalism was largely a reaction to Theological Liberalism which appeared to many Evangelicals to be taking over the colleges and seminaries. Liberalism wasn't popular with the average church-goer. It founds it's base among academics and those training clergy. But evangelical leaders knew what began in classrooms would soon be preached in pulpits, then practiced in pews. So they began the counter-movement called Fundamentalism.Since Theological Liberals had already managed to co-opt the chairs of many institutions of higher learning, they cast their Fundamentalist opponents as uneducated and unsophisticated nincompoops. Knuckle-dragging theological Neanderthals who couldn't comprehend the complexities of higher criticism and the latest in theological research. That image has, for many, become part and parcel of the connotative meaning of the word Fundamentalist today. And it's grossly unfair since those early Evangelical scholars who shaped the Fundamentalist movement were some of the brightest, best-educated, and most erudite people of the day.
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