January 15, 2017 UUA FILM PRESENTATION

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/15/17
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location
Timberland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

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4:00 PM Forum:

Final Review of new.tuuf.com website. 2nd quarter business meeting

 

5:30 PM Service:

“LONG STRANGE TRIP: UU HISTORY” Film Series Part 3a of 6. American Unitarianism (1620 – 1860) Edited by: Ron Cordes

This film talks about the development of Unitarianism in America from 1620 through the death of Theodore Parker in 1860. It discusses the early fractures between religious liberals and Congregationalists in Colonial America. It discusses the effect of Joseph Priestley’s immigration and William Ellery Channing’s role in the formation of the American Unitarian movement. It tells the story of the final split between the Unitarians and the Trinitarian Congregationalists in the 1820s from both a theological and a legal perspective. It revisits the Arian/Socinian fracture that played out here as well and the Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Theodore Parker. It talks about the key role Fuller played in moving Transcendentalism out from a niche movement in Concord to the driving force behind Unitarianism. Finally, it discusses the role Theodore Parker played in advancing Unitarianism beyond its traditional Bible-centered roots and his role in some of the great social justice issues of the day, especially the abolition of slavery. [Note: Each part is approximately 60 minutes long. We will show ½ of each part (approximately 30 minutes) during the service when scheduled, until we have viewed the 6 part series.] Service led by Glenn Donnahoe

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