An introduction to unitarian universalism boston, ma beacon press 1989. Angela herrera on sunday, november 26, at first unitarian church in albuquerque. Spiritual, practical, engagedwe are skinner house books. How is a free faith expressed, organised and governed. This splendid book invites us to consider just such a faith. Ebook this day in unitarian universalist history as pdf. By the rev cliff reed a booklet designed to introduce enquirers to the unitarian faith by means of a simple questionandanswer formula, based mainly on questions that people have actually asked when encountering unitarians for the first time. Jewish, christian, buddhist, naturist, atheist, or agnostic. In the last analysis our unitarian universalist mission and the faith that sustains it is clear and straightforward.
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