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Issue 8016
This week’s Inquirer is out!,
Celia Cartwright writes on finding peace within our lives, among people, instead of travelling to seek it. Sheena Gabriel writes of Pentecost – and what it means for diversity in faith. Kate McKenna celebrates Rabindranath Tagore and his belief that facts are many, but the truth is one.
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Celia Cartwright writes on finding peace within our lives, among people, instead of travelling to seek it. Sheena Gabriel writes of Pentecost – and what it means for diversity in faith. Kate McKenna celebrates Rabindranath Tagore and his belief that facts are many, but the truth is one.
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Issue 8015
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Sheena Gabriel considers what the stories of Babel and Pentecost offer Unitarians. The Unitarians Societies Days gave participants much to ponder. And, Laura Dobson reviews ‘Beyond Darkness: Words for Reflection’ by Cliff Reed.
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Issue 8014
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A year after the summer of Black Lives Matter protests, Susan Cockerill writes of her experience of white privilege. Tony McNeile considers just how radical Unitarians are. And, Danny Crosby finds a telephone line of grief.
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A year after the summer of Black Lives Matter protests, Susan Cockerill writes of her experience of white privilege. Tony McNeile considers just how radical Unitarians are. And, Danny Crosby finds a telephone line of grief.
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Issue 8013
This week’s intergalactic Inquirer is out!
With a cover story on the spirituality of Star Trek by Andy Pakula.
Unitarian Societies Day (online) is coming up next week. Read all about it.
And, readers celebrate Cliff Reed’s latest book by writing some pieces of their own.
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Issue 8012
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Asking, ‘Ever thought about the past year as just one big angst-ridden hormonal teenager?’ Jacqueline Woodman writes of liminal times like these, on the threshold of change.
Alan Ruston recalls the Unitarian roots of the Guardian as it celebrates its bicentenary.
And, ministry student Arek Malecki takes his faith into the driver’s seat of the local buses of Leeds.
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Issue 8011
This week’s Inquirer is out!, It’s all about GA –
We’ve got coverage of the first-ever virtual General Assembly meetings – from the opening plenary to the presidential handover.
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Issue 8010
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Richard Bober teaches two advanced approaches to meditation.
Wade Miller-Knight declares St Paul a victim of fake news.
And, a ‘Funny Old World’ celebrates 10 years.
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Issue 8009
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It’s all about Reopening – not just our buildings, but our spirits too.
Bob Janis-Dillon offers ideas for congregations to reach out to our communities.
John Harley looks at the ways ‘church’ has been redefined in the past year. Danny Crosby opens the circle wide.
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Issue 8008
The Easter Inquirer is out!
It’s fronted by Kensington Unitarian Heidi Ferid’s gorgeous painting ‘Spring Pilgrimage’.
Inside, Claire MacDonald writes, ‘At Easter we simply do what we have always done. We gently lift the brokenness and set it down as story’.
Peter Godfrey calls on Unitarians to fight anti-Semitism.
Hildegarde of Bingen – a most modern 12th-century mystic. Jim Corrigall covers Sheena Gabriel’s FUSE talk.
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Issue 8007
This week’s Inquirer is out!
Jenny Miller won a World Congress of Faith essay competition. We’ve got an extract of her winning work on Interfaith worship.
Frank Walker writes of the UK’s ‘second favourite religion’ the NHS.
There’s a preview of this year’s online General Assembly.
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Issue 8006
This week’s Inquirer is out!
Stephanie Bisby reports on Bob Janis-Dillon’s talk on a Unitarian approach to Lent.
Paul Lindsay Dawson calls on Unitarians to face up to slavers’ past.
Tony Cann asserts that education is the key to progress.
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Issue 8005
In this issue:-
Bert Clough charts his journey from atheism to Unitarianism as told in his new book.
The Unitarian General Assembly Executive Committee election is on and we’ve got interviews with the candidates.
Derek McAuley offers ways that Unitarians can help fight for religious freedom across the world.
Issue 8004
In this issue:-
Frank Walker writes of the UK’s most popular religion: football.
Alan Ruston takes a philosophical approach to the life of cats. And,
Bob Janis-Dillon introduces his new role creating connections among congregations.
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Issue 8003
In this issue:-
Winnie Gordon finds hope in the 2020 fights against systemic racism – including within the Unitarian denomination.
Holocaust diarist Etty Hillesum used hope and faith to fight evil. Duncan Voice tells her story.
And, Art Lester pays tribute to former General Assembly Chief Executive Steve Dick.
Issue 8002
In this issue:-
Ali Scott writes on finding our souls.
Roger Booth looks at commonalities between Christianity and Islam, suggesting that Unitarians can form a bridge between them.
And, a Funny Old World takes on silly walks.
Issue 8001
The 2020 Christmas issue is here!
In this issue:-
Cliff Reed finds reasons for hope.
Celia Cartwright asks “What if Mary & Jesus lived now?”
and there is news about Send A Child To Hucklow.
Issue 8000
The Inquirer celebrates our 8000th issue by committing to colour covers on every issue!
Bill Darlison writes of the complex legacy of the Bible.
Unitarians debate the Maggi Hambling statue honouring Mary Wollstonecraft at Newington Green.
Ernest Baker writes of this year’s very unusual Advent.
Issue 7999
In this issue:-
How do we find our way through the lockdown fog? Stephanie Bisby has some thoughts.
Dismantling white supremacy is a faithful act says Shana Begum.
And, Mark Hutchinson dreams of a diverse Unitarian offering online and in the pews.
Issue 7998
In this issue:-
Joan Cook asks how do we ‘Love in the time of Covid’. Mansfield Unitarians share their successful virtual Heritage Open Days. And, Danny Crosby exhorts us to follow the examples of Floella and Fred.
Issue 7997
In this issue:-
Louise Baumberg on truth and refugees.
Looking back at Will Hayes.
It’s A Funny Old World!
Issue 7996
In this issue:-
Gospel Of St Mark.
Elizabeth Slade on the future.
Danny Crosby on grief.
And, we’ve got your letters.
Issue 7995
In this issue:-
Interview with Chief Officer Elizabeth Slade.
Funny Old World.
And, Florence Nightingale, Mystic .
Issue 7994
In this issue:-
Faith is like a mortgage.
Danny Crosby finds hope in grief.
Race and healing.
And, we’ve got your letters.
Issue 7993
In this issue:-
John Harley on our relationship with darkness.
Dear NHS.
A helping on Unitarian ice cream.
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7992
In this issue:-
Rising Green: Let go
Crossing the threshold
Letters to the Editor
Issue 7991
Art Lester considers one of life’s immortal questions, ‘Why did the chicken cross the road?’
Jim Corrigall reports on ‘Let’s Talk About Race,’ the successful Zoom event created by the Revs Kate Dean and Winnie Gordon.
There are tips on creating online worship and on adjusting to post-lockdown life.
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7990
Bill Darlison and Stephanie Bisby cover ‘Ministry in a Time of Pandemic’.
Cross Street Chapel, Manchester takes a stand for Black Lives Matter. Adam O’Leary-Amponsah tells how the committee pledged to act.
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7989
Sarah Tinker writes of souls lost and found.
Daniel Costley reflects on the killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed.
And Winnie Gordon offers a guide to blooming in Zoom – how to do an online Flower Communion.
Issue 7988
In this issue:-
Race and privilege
Low-tech workship
A Prayer for lockdown
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7987
As Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Daniel Costley writes that perhaps Ramadan has something to offer Unitarians.
Elizabeth Slade, reflecting on her first year as Chief Officer of the Unitarian General Assembly, says she has felt all the way through that she is in the right place.
It’s a Dickens of a Funny Old World.
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7986
Jim Corrigall reports on the keynote address from Being Together, the online Unitarian gathering.
John Harley encourages us to welcome all the feelings that come with quarantine.
Cap’n Dan puts in an appearance.
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7985
In this issue:-
Virtually Funny Old World
Speaking of souls
Lindsey Press release 2 titles
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7984
In this issue:-
Coping with the Coronavirus
NUF creates connection
Faith in black and white
And, we’ve got letters.
Issue 7983
In this issue:-
Rising green – Radical happiness
Receiving is a kind of giving
Doris says “Pipe down!”
And, we’ve got letters.