JULY 3 “ALLEGIANCE AND DISOBEDIENCE”

In a tribute to Independence Day, Fellowship members read and discuss sermons about patriotism and Unitarian Universalism. Contact Scott Tanona at 537-6208 or stanona@sbcglobal.net.

 JULY 10 “CHICKEN LITTLE, POGO, AND MALTHUS WERE RIGHT!

“Fellowship members and friends who have been studying Bill McKibben’s Eaarth, Making a Life on a Tough New Planet will share some of the author’s review of scientific evidence for accelerating environmental deterioration, which threatens to render the planet uninhabitable in the not-too-distant future. We’ll summarize suggestions McKibben and others offer for how to mitigate the impending catastrophe. Learn more from convener MichaelOldfather at 537-3738 or mou812@ksu.edu.

JULY 17 “THEOLOGICAL DETENTE:THE MERGER OF THE UNITARIANS AND THE UNIVERSALISTS”

Fellowship member Dave Lambert will embellish a previously used sermon from the UUA archives to explore the theological debates surrounding the merger of the Unitarians and the Universalists to form Unitarian Universalismin 1961. Contact Dave at 587-8750 ordavid.k.lambert@gmail.com.

JULY 24 ” AYN RAND–INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND ‘THE COMMON GOOD'”

Rev David Jones, Director of the Ecumenical Campus Ministry, reflects, “Philosopher Ayn Rand’s commitments to individual liberty have enjoyed a growing influence in American religion and economics since the mid-20th Century. Join us as we explore the impact of Rand’s thought on religious communities and, more broadly, the notion of ‘the common good’ in American society.” Contact/convener is Brice Hobrock at 776-3175 orbhobrock@uufm.net.

JULY 31 “BEAUTY, FAITH, AND WALLS”

Rev Thea Nietfeld muses, “The Kansas landscape is open beauty. Our common faith resonates with open landscape and is jarred by physical/political walls. Let’s reflect together on the walls of Germany (fallen), Israel-Palestine, and USA-Mexico and how faith can move to restore beauty.”