The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

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The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois episodes

  • Starting From a New Place
    Let our goal be the building of a truly
    pluralistic civil society in which all people are respected
    as equals and included in the sharing of power. Where we
    work together to resolve the differences which underlie our
    conflicting points of view. Let us start again, now, from
    this place.
    31 min
  • Hoping and Coping
    The hardest place to be is the place
    between hoping for something better and coping with what
    you've got. Like in the Serenity Prayer, there are
    things that you can change and things that you can't:
    The hardest part is the wisdom to know the difference. Or
    perhaps it is even harder to simply say what needs to be
    said?
    24 min
  • The Lures of Anti-Intellectualism
    Why should one pursue lifelong education?
    To get a better job? To make more money? To have a better
    class of friends? To exert more influence on society? To
    become a more informed citizen? Or to become a better human
    being? You decide.
    39 min
  • Are You Your Point of View?
    Reverence and respect for human nature is
    among our guiding principles. This principle is at odds
    with the common notion that respect must be earned. Each of
    us is so much more than we appear to be. When we ground
    ourselves in our commitments to our principles rather than
    in our point of view, respect becomes an unconditional
    value, a fundamental value, an inherent value. We respect
    the inherent worth and dignity of every
    person.
    30 min
  • Thoughts on Resurrection by a Doubting Thomas
    Certainly unconventional, often
    controversial, unfailingly intelligent and never boring,
    our favorite pagan priest brings us a message for Easter
    (or ostara, as he would prefer). Searching for evidence of
    resurrection, he explores scripture, apocrypha, history,
    physical evidence and his personal understanding of
    spiritual phenomena. How could it possibly make sense to
    believe in a Resurrection?
    39 min
  • Grounded in the Past, Open to the Future, Present in the Present
    Celebrating a Centennial: Since 1914 in our
    building and since 1839 in Quincy. On this special day, our
    minister reminds of us that the communities on both sides
    of these walls matter to the members of this congregation.
    It is our committment to each other and to the communities
    that connect us, that bind us together in a religious
    communion.
    36 min
  • Perspectives on a Universally Known Masterpiece
    Dr. Costigan presents Lincoln's
    Gettysburg Address as a worthy sequel to the Declaration of
    Independence. In this construction, the Civil War was about
    liberty, and union, and human equality; ideals which were
    stated in the Declaration of Independence but were
    contradicted in The Constitution by the institution of
    slavery.
    29 min
  • An Ethic of Risk
    An ethic of control is an ethic of
    autonomy, in which responsibility means acting unilaterally
    to accomplish a goal. It tends to resort to force to
    achieve its goal, or to give up when it can't. An ethic
    of risk is an ethic of interdependence, in which we act in
    relationship with others to create possibilities for future
    action. It is about what we can do together to create
    something more. The creation of fairness is the work of
    generations.
    30 min
  • Make Room for Wonder
    Wonder, the capacity for spirituality, is
    all around us. It is what happens when we're not paying
    attention. Ferris Beuller said it well, "Life moves
    pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in
    a while, you might miss it."
    30 min

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