John A. Buehrens

John Buehrens is the co-author of A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism and A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive and author of Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberal. He is the former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

From John A. Buehrens

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"When we seek wisdom," says one Native American spiritual leader, "we go up on the hill and talk to the Great Spirit, Wakan Tanka. Four days and four nights, without food and water. And we listen. And God speaks." Roy Phillips, minister of the Unitarian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, writes about...

Reading | By John A. Buehrens | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
Tagged as: Christianity, Contemplation, Searching, Solitude

An important film introduces Unitarian Universalists Reeb and Liuzzo, but doesn't mention their faith.

By John A. Buehrens | January 18, 2015 | From Ideas
Tagged as: Culture, Justice, UU Identity, Social Justice

Medieval Jewish story, A Chosen Faith (Boston: Beacon Press, 1998). A rabbi spoke with God about heaven and hell. "I will show you hell," God said, and they went into a room which had a large pot of stew in the middle. The smell was delicious, but around the pot sat people who were famished and...

Story | By Forrest Church, John A. Buehrens | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation

How the hospitality of progressive churches cultivates forgiveness and justice.

Feature | By John A. Buehrens | August 8, 2010 | From UU World
Tagged as: Living Our Faith, UU Theology, Social Justice

Two books reveal the complexities of women's lives in Unitarian Boston.

By John A. Buehrens | May 7, 2006 | From Ideas
Tagged as: UU Identity

Progressive communities, including Unitarian Universalist congregations, are prone to painful rifts between pacifists and pragmatists.

By John A. Buehrens | December 31, 2001 | From Spirit
Tagged as: Politics, UU Identity

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