Assembled, 2014: Select Sermons and Lectures from the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association

by Simone Campbell, Rebekah Montgomery, Peter Morales

The major presentations of the 2014 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly (GA).

The theme of this year's GA was "Love Reaches Out," inviting Unitarian Universalists to consider ways that we can carry our faith beyond the walls of our bricks-and-mortar congregations and engage in new ways of sharing our beliefs and values with the wider world. We gathered in Providence, Rhode Island, to talk about the future of Unitarian Universalism and the opportunities and challenges of liberal religion in the twenty-first century. UUA President Peter Morales says, "I invite you to take time to read and reread these profound addresses—even if you were at GA and attended each of them. Share them with others and discuss them. There are wisdom and inspiration here that beg to be shared." Includes the Berry Street Essay by Rev. Lindi Ramsden, the Fahs lecture by Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed, the Ware Lecture by Sister Simone Campbell, and sermons from the Service of the Living Tradition (Rev. Rebekah Montgomery) and the Sunday morning worship service (Rev. Mark Stringer).
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79 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 6, 2014

About the author

Sister Simone Campbell has served as Executive Director of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Lobby, since 2004. She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. Among her accomplishments while at NETWORK was the writing of the famous “Nuns’ Letter,” considered by many as critically important in convincing Congress to support the Affordable Care Act, and organizing and leading NETWORK’s “Nuns on the Bus” trips across the country to support economic justice and immigration reform.

Sister Campbell has received numerous awards and has been the keynote or featured speaker at many large gatherings, including the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She has often appeared in the national and international media, including recent appearances on 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She is also the author of “A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community,” which will be published in April 2014 by HarperCollins.