Podcasts Archives - First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

Does the way we practice Humanism help or hurt us in cultivating pluralism? A talk from Rev. Kelli Clement

The nature of US society tends naturally toward pluralism. However, our stand on pluralism must go way beyond tolerance of "the other." In US law, individuals have rights. Group rights, however, have proven problematic. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. 2024-05-05_Talk_Ethical_Imerative_PluralismDownload

This year we saw our UUA Religious Education program evolve into Ethical Explorers (aka E²) under the facilitation of Rev. Jé, our Minister of Lifelong Education and Community. This program has sought to elevate the First Unitarian Society Humanist's values and congregational momentum by ushering a new approach to aiding our youth in forming their moral compass and courageous.

What if we think of self-creation as co-creation?

How do we turn the inevitable into the Good? A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. 2024-03-31_Talk_Change_InevitableDownload

So many of the changes we experience are not of our own choosing. How do we find gifts in the struggle for transformation? A talk from Rev. Kellli Clement.

What might imagination and free thinking do to trans-form our society? Talk_Trans_Form_Part2_2024-03-10Download

Form is solid. Until it is transformed. That takes imagination.

Revs. Jé and David will consider the Civil Rights Era thought of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, asking the question of both of them asked: How might we integrate public spaces? The challenge remains.

Did you know that Loveworks Academy, the charter school housed at FUS, is one of only five black-led and black-taught school in Minnesota? For Black History Month, let's celebrate this treasure and look to how Loveworks Academy is shaping the future in Minnesota.