features JULY/AUGUST
2003 · VOL XVII NO 4 UUs
and the Military
COVER STORY Many
Unitarian Universalists opposed the recent war in Iraq yet supported our
troops fighting it. How have UUs dealt with the issues of war and peace
over the years? /BY NEIL SHISTER
SIDEBAR
A Unitarian Universalist journalist reports from the Iraqi battlefield.
/BY DAVID ZUCCHINO
SIDEBAR
Joys and Concerns of a military spouse. /BY
KAY MEYER
Creating Family Rituals
In this age of crowded calendars and hurried meals,
families can still make time for meaningful interactions by creating their
own rituals. /BY MEG COX
Seeing God as Process
Philosopher and theologian Charles Hartshorne saw
the universe and God as a benevolent and dynamic whole composed of interconnected
processes. Is the world really made up of "evanescent events"
rather than "enduring substances"?
/BY GARY KOWALSKI
reflections Commentary.
Why bother with the Bible?/BY JOHN BUEHRENS
Creations. Family resemblance. /BY
CARL GOMBERT
Scripture. True piety. /BY
GURU GRANTH SAHIB
Encounter.
Smashing things. /BY MEG BARNHOUSE
Advice. How to
convert. /DANIEL Ó CONNELL
Heritage. Holiness and happiness. /THE
WINCHESTER PROFESSION
Testimony. /COMPILED
BY JOHN A. RAKESTRAW JR.
Inside out. Cartoon. /BY
CHARLES BARSOTTI
departments
Opening Words. The paradox of faith. /BY
ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD
From the Editor.
Explorations of theology. /BY TOM STITES
Our Calling.
Family values for diverse families. /BY PRESIDENT
WILLIAM G. SINKFORD
Letters. Distribution
of wealth · Rediscovering home · Religious language /BY
OUR READERS
Bookshelf.
Forgiving the unthinkable. /BY ROSEMARY BRAY
MCNATT
Congregational Life.
Sharing the plate with a good cause. /BY DONALD
E. SKINNER
Spiritual Landmark. The First Unitarian
Church in St. Louis, Missouri. /BY DONALD E.
SKINNER
What in the World?
Discussion topics on UU World articles. /BY
JANE GREER
Looking Back
Utopian advocate of nonresistance /BY CHRISTOPHER
L. WALTON
news UUA
News.
UUs support inclusive
public prayer service /BY DONALD E.
SKINNER
New manifesto for
humanists 3rd in 70 years /BY CHRISTOPHER
L. WALTON
UU Trend. Unitarian
Universalism grows under Sinkford's watchful eye /BY
ALEX POINSETT Political Action. Churches
organize special services for civil liberties /BY
ROB CAVENAUGH
Social Witness. Nashville UUs focus on race
In the Congregations.
New interfaith sculpture for Okla. church
Antiabortion protests disrupts Sunday service
Welcoming Denomination. Navigators group
offers alternative to Scouting
UUs in the News.
UU minister uses drama as medium for ministry
Meadville Lombard board elects Barker as
its next president
UUA. Clergy encourage bridge building in
war's aftermath
CUC. Same-sex marriage wins growing Canadian
support
Religion News. America's religious profile
Milestones. Obituaries for Anne R. Buehler,
Clifton G. Hoffman, Carol L. Jackson.
Not every article in the printed magazine is published on-line. Back issues of the magazine are available for $4.50; photocopies of selected articles are also available. E-mail world@uua.org or call (617) 948-4693 for more information.
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