Come explore the film, “Come Sunday,” which tells the moving story of Bishop Carlton Pearson’s journey from leading an evangelical megachurch to being labeled a heretic for embracing Universalism. After the demise of the megachurch, Pearson’s remaining congregants found a home at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa where he became an Affiliated Minister. In … Continue reading Come Sunday: The Carlton Pearson Story
In response to individual and systemic racism, homophobia and numerous other oppressions and social injustices, Unitarian Universalists are called by their religious values to “run to the margins.” What exactly does running to the margins mean, and how can we help dismantle the oppressive systems that keep us all from being truly free?
Based on the book by Mark Morrison-Reed, learn about the Empowerment Controversy that divided Unitarian Universalism in the late 1960s during the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. What happened when the Unitarian Universalist Association responded to demands for change in its approach to racial justice? What can we learn from mistakes of the past?
