The Power of Transcendental Love

Unitarian Universalism as a Sociopolitical Movement

What is the religious mission of UUism? How did it translate historically into a sociopolitical movement for Americans? For Canadians? And what is the future role of UUism in the interfaith development of tomorrow’s global community?

1. Session I: From Self-Discovery to Social Action – based on dialogue initiated by Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller at Walden Pond in 1844, and a presentation by Buckminster Fuller to the United States senate in 1969.
2. Session II : The Legacy of Nonviolent Protest – based on the philosophy of Henry Dave Thoreau as it influenced Ghandi and then Martin Luther King Jr., and contributed to Canadian and American civil rights.
3. Session III: Transcendental Love and The Politics of Change – applying the writings of Erich Fromm to today’s global village, to help it become a more loving and caring community.

• Facilitator: Don Ayre
• Three Tuesdays: February 15, 22 & March 1
• 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the living room
• Fee: $10.00