"Intersections"
A Program of
The First Unitarian Church
10AM-11AM, Sunday

"Intersections" is a weekly program that explores the intersection of Culture, Politics, Religion, and Science. All programs are free and open to the public. Free child care is provided.

2009

Jan 4 No meeting (Pancakes and Promises)

Jan 11 "Everyday Spiritual Practice" - Maribeth Dennis 1 of 3

Jan 18 "Everyday Spiritual Practice" - Maribeth Dennis 2 of 3

Jan 25 "Everyday Spiritual Practice" - Maribeth Dennis 3 of 3

Feb 1 "Good Thinking" - Lynn Steele Chap 9

Feb 8 "Good Thinking" - Lynn Steele Chap 15

Feb 15 "The Power of Now" - Maribeth Dennis and Rita Chamblin 1 of 2

Feb 22 "The Power of Now" - Maribeth Dennis and Rita Chamblin 2 of 2

Mar 1 Salvation - (Pat Smith or Don MacNair)

Mar 8 PLANNING SESSION

2008

Dec 14. Please bring your ideas to our planning session at 10:00AM Sunday, December 14. We hope to plan for the first few months of 2009.

Dec 7: “A Chosen Faith” Part 6 Chapters on “For the Beauty of the Earth” and “The Returning to the Springs” Facilitator To Be Announced. Intersections Planning Session

Nov 30: “A Chosen Faith” Part 5 Chapters on “Beyond Idolatry” and “Mind and Spirit” Facilitator Peter Summers.

Nov 23: “A Chosen Faith” Part 2 Chapters on “Deeds Not Creeds” and “The Known and the Unknown” Facilitator Don MacNair.

Nov 16 "A Chosen Faith" Part 4 of 8 Facilitator Rita Chamblin

Nov 9 "A Chosen Faith" Part 3 of 8 Facilitator Tom Johnson

Nov 2 "A Chosen Faith" Part 2 of 8 Facilitator Pat Smith

Oct. 26 "A Chosen Faith" Part 1 of 8 Facilitator LeAnn Weih

Oct 19 Special Dialogue Forum: October 19, 10:00AM:   View a 15 minute DVD clip highlighting the growth journey of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship. See what it has in common with our church. Then dialogue about how the path that church took might help us. We hope to build on the ideas from the workshop held on September 20 and add to the enthusiasm generated.  

We will suspend Intersections and have a special Forum at the 10 o’clock hour on Sunday. We will show a 15 minute DVD clip highlighting the growth journey of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship. See if you can spot both Tom and JoAnna Johnson, former members at Carbondale, who are now members of our church. Then we’ll have a dialogue about how the path that church took might help us. We hope to build on the ideas from the workshop held on September 20 and add to the enthusiasm generated.

We will have these Dialogue Forums every few weeks to update the congregation and have open discussion about various activities in the church. These will include the work of standing committees, the Board, and the new Strategy Committee, aka the Dream Team. The first of these new forums was held September 14, the topic being the congregational workshop scheduled for the following Saturday, September 20. Besides the newsletter and announcements during the service, these Dialogue Forums will be another method of communication to make our activities more transparent and widely known. They will also be two-way: a means for members of our community to provide frequent and timely feedback and suggestions in a public venue.

Oct 12 "God's Problem" Book discussion Part 4 of 4 - Lynn Steele

Oct 5 "God's Problem" Book discussion Part 3 of 4 - Lynn Steele

Sep 28 "God's Problem" Book discussion Part 2 of 4 - Lynn Steele

Sep 21 "God's Problem" Book discussion Part 1 of 4 - Lynn Steele “God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question—Why we Suffer” by Bart Ehrman, author of “Misquoting Jesus”. You do not have to read it to be part of the presentation and discussion.

Sep 14 Do not meet (Forum)

Sep 7 Do not meet (Children's RE Kickoff)

Aug 31 "The Happiness Hypothesis" - Part 2 of 2 Marilyn Westfall

Aug 24 "The Happiness Hypothesis" - Part 1 of 2 Marilyn Westfall: Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt's 2006 book examines ancient wisdom and new information concerning the meaning of happiness, love, and how to lead a moral life. On Aug. 24th we will look at the religious ideas Haidt explores, and on Aug. 31st, we will examine new research, including neurology, that Haidt cites and discusses.

Aug 17 "A Congress of the World's Religions"

Aug 10 "A Congress of the World's Religions"

Aug 3 "Mysticism and the Perennial Philosophy"

July 27 "Spirituality and Religion"

July 20 "A Spirituality of Co-Creation"

July 13 "Evolving with the Bible"

July 6 Review and discussion   

June 29: "Science and Spirituality"

June 22: "American Pluralism"

June 15: “The Ground of Being"

June 8: "Church and State"

June 1: "A Finger Pointing at the Moon"

May 25: A synopsis of Unitarianism and the development of Humanism (Marilyn Westfall) AND Current trends in Humanism, both inside and outside of UUism (Craig Cooley).

April 13: The Divine Order vs. Sacred Liberty (UU World Winter 2007)-Sara McLarty.

April 6: Discussion of Richard Wilde's service from Mar 30 - Richard Wilde.

March 30: The Hadith - Richard Wilde.

Feb. 17, 24, and March 2: Book “Misquoting Jesus” Parts 1, 2, 3 - Peter Summers

7/1 - 8/26 Homosexuality and World Religions.

6/10- 6/24 How are UUs seen by others?

5/20 - 6/3 UU History series

4/22 Planning session.

4/1 - 4/15 - The many faces of Jesus.  Led by Richard Wilde.

1/14-1/28  Three part series on Scientists and the God Question.  Led by Lynne Steele.

1/7 Bill Moyers interviews scientist Sir John Houghton.

2006

12/24-12/31 No meeting.

12/17 Bill Moyers interviews writer Anne Provoost.

12/10 Bill Moyers interviews writer Margaret Atwood.

12/3  Bill Moyers interviews writer Martin Amis.

11/26 Part 2 of a 2 part video series on Islam.  Darwin Holder.

9/17 - 10/29:  "The many faces of Jesus."  Discussion led by Richard Wilde.

6/11 - 8/13  Fundamentalism.   Tapes and discussion led by Pat Smith.

5/21, 6/4 Friedich Schleiermacher, influential German theologian in the 1800s.  Discussion led by Jackie Driscoll.

4/23 - 5/14, 5/28  The Battle for God.  Lynne Steele leads a discussion on the book by Karen Armstrong.

3/26 "The Life of Pi" Part 2 - Darwin Holder

3/19 "The Life of Pi" - Darwin Holder

3/12 Planning Session

3/5 "The Da Vinci Code" - Discussion

2/26 "The Da Vinci Code" - David Cummins

2/19 "The Da Vinci Code" background video

2/12 Our (UU) American Roots 10 - Video and Discussion "The Free Pulpit and the Free Pew"

2/5 Our (UU) American Roots 9 - Video and Discussion "Theodore Parker and the Second American Revolution"

1/29 Our (UU) American Roots 8 - Video and Discussion "Thoreau and Emerson: New Sources of Revelation"

1/22 Our (UU) American Roots 7 - Video and Discussion "Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists"

1/15 Our (UU) American Roots 5-6 - Video and Discussion "William Ellery Channing: Unitarian Christianity" and Part 2 "Revealing the Bible"

1/8 Our (UU) American Roots 4 - Video and Discussion "Famous Founders: Priestly and Jefferson"      

2005

November 20.  David Cummins discusses "The Values and Difficulties of Interfaith Dialogue."

October 9 - November 13.  Marilyn Westfall leads the program "The Atheist and The Christian."  Exploring the lives of Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis.