Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus 

Readings for the Course (Not required to purchase any of the readings)

  • James Luther Adams, Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism
  • James Luther Adams, Voluntary Associations
  • Wayne Arnason and Kathleen Rolenz, Worship That Works
  • David Bumbaugh, The Marketing of Liberal Religion
  • Glenn Canfield, The Purpose and Function of the Church
  • Walter Herz, Redeeming Time
  • Israel Galindo, The Hidden Lives of Congregations
  • Dan Hotchkiss, Governance and Ministry       
  • Charles Howe, For Faith and Freedom
  • Duncan Howlett, The Fourth American Faith
  • Peter Hughes, The Cambridge Platform
  • Michael Jinkins, Journal of Religious Leadership, “Docents in the House of Wonder” article
  • David Parke, The Epic of Unitarianism
  • Paul Rasor and Susan Ritchie, Unitarian and Universalist Professions of Faith
  • Christine Robinson, 2008 Berry Street Essay, “Imagineering Soul: Finding Soul at Disney World”
  • Warren Ross, The Promise and the Premise
  • Williston Walker, The Creeds and Platforms of Congregationalism
  • George Williams, The Radical Reformation
  • Conrad Wright, Congregational Polity
  • Conrad Wright, Walking Together
  • Alice Blair Wesley, Myths of Time and History
  • Alice Blair Wesley, Our Covenant: The 2000-01 Minns Lecture
  • UUA  Bylaws and Rules
  • UUA Commission on Appraisal, Belonging
  • UUA Commission on Appraisal, Engaging Our Theological Diversity
  • UUA Commission on Appraisal, Interdependence
  • UUA Commission on Common Worship, Leading Congregations in Worship
  • UUA Fulfilling the Call: A Model for UU Ministry in the 21st Century
  • UUA MFC Policies
  • UUA MFC Rules
  • UUA Welcoming Congregation
  • UUMA Guidelines and Code of Professional Practice
  • UU World, Winter 2011, Faith in Our Future article
  • UU World, Winter 2012, Fred Muir’s The End of iChurch article
  • Erik Wikstrom, Serving With Grace

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