The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

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The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois episodes

  • In Praise of Imperfection
    Perfection is not part of our make up.
    Indeed, achieving perfection might be the death of us; it
    is a notion antithetical to the idea of seeking to make the
    world a better place, . . . to continually renew the
    spirit. . . but also to celebrate humanity. And humanity,
    by definition, is imperfect!
    24 min
  • Joys
    What do you think are the most enjoyable
    things in your life? Playing in the dirt? Your children?
    Hanging out with friends? "There has never been enough
    joy."
    23 min
  • This Week In God
    Following a week of senseless murder, both
    in Quincy and at Virginia Tech, Rob shifted his focus to
    address some of the issues raised. These acts are symptoms
    of a culture oriented towards death rather than a culture
    of life. Referring to the conception of God described by
    Alfred North Whitehead, Rob explains how God experiences
    the losses during the week past with pain, very much like
    our own.
    34 min
  • Words matter, but . . .
    Joe concludes a marvelous survey of the
    human condition with the words, "Perhaps being
    "fully alive" means simply living by that
    positive ethic that was also taught over the last 4,000
    years by all the great religions of which we know: treat
    others as we would want to be treated. If the evolutionary
    biologists have it right, this is in fact the ethic that
    came to us from our primate ancestors. If so, it is this
    ethic that is truly fundamental." And including
    special music from Robert Sibbing - clarinet, Rosa Julstrom
    - piano, and Mari Hauge - cello.
    37 min
  • What Jesus Tried to Save Us From
    On this Easter Sunday Morning, Rob made a
    fresh survey of the four Canonic gospels, with only one
    question in his focus: What was it that Jesus was trying to
    save us from. He came up with five answers, each with a
    scriptural reference. You will find the range of these
    answers at variance with the traditional American Christian
    Easter sermon.
    34 min
  • What's So Funny? I Don't Get It.
    Steve brings us an April Fool's
    delight; a critique of the forms of humor that we encounter
    daily. Mixed in amongst the scholarly analysis and the
    thoughtful observations are examples of the humor that
    Steve finds most entertaining. Have you heard the one about
    . . .
    27 min
  • The View From Afar
    Rob shares his recent experience as a
    Fulbright Scholar in Romania. This time his focus is upon
    the perception that Romanians and Eastern Europeans in
    general, have of America and of Americans. Rob presents a
    21st Century version of the story of the "Ugly
    American."
    32 min
  • Forever Gaijin
    Culture shock seems to be a theme at
    Quincy's Unitarian Church, recently. Jane Hayashi
    recounts her recent experiences as an exchange student in
    Japan.
    37 min
  • God's Politics, Jim Wallis, and the rise of the Evangelical Left
    The face of Christianity in America has
    been dominated by the politically active, Religious Right,
    for several decades, now. In his book, God's Politics,
    Jim Wallis presents an indictment of the Religious Right.
    Jim Wallis presents a vision of Christianity that
    Unitarians can look more favorably upon.
    38 min
  • Lost in Translation
    When we become confronted with clashing
    cultures, we often find that truth becomes elusive. We
    suppose that we know many things about other peoples. Our
    experiences within other cultures reveal to us how much we
    don't understand about what is foreign,different to us,
    and how imperfect, and flawed, and provisional is our
    understanding when we do try to interpret and to know the
    other.
    30 min

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