With purpose and principle: Essays about the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism

by Ed. Frost Edward A.

Book by Edward A., Ed. Frost

Genres: Religion, Spirituality

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1998

Reviews

[Lesli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been trying to read these essays for over a year. 1. I struggle with non-fiction writing. 2. I struggle with the concept of organized religions.

Still, this is an interesting read because UU principles are so very humanistic. I find a lot of my personal ideology dovetailing with UU. I did find some of the essayists a little starry-eyed. Also, I can tell this book was published before there was a greater push for gender identity being more than the binary male/female.

Added bonus, I now want to read a biography of Margaret Sanger.

[Shirley White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1998, this small volume still captures the spirit and intention of the Unitarian Universalist community of which I have considered myself a part since the 1960's. However, I feel a need now to keep up, since there have been changes made to the principles in recent years. Nothing has changed so much that I would question so much as to better understand, and for that I need to make a deeper dive into why the change seemed necessary for some, and were endorsed by a majority at the UUA General Assembly. I'll be looking for those new authors who will be leading the way to new understanding.