April 12th and 16th: Exploring Unitarian Universalist History: Early roots of liberal religious thinking in Europe

 

On two Monday evenings in April about 15 people gathered on Zoom to dive into some UU History.  We had the help of the first in a six part documentary series on UU History called Long Strange Trip.  Also there to help was congregant Ann Earle, who taught Humanties and European History at St. Michael's College for many years.  

Each session we watched just 30 minutes of the film.  Because this first DVD covers a LOT of time, we paused every ten minutes to answer questions and regroup.  People were fascinated to learn about what an intense topic of debate (we're talking life or death!) the concept of the Holy Trinity was.  Jan Hus and Michael Servetus are two interesting figures whose stories we learned.  

There was a sense of pride of being part of a long history of questioning the status quo and standing against concepts like pre-destination and the selling of relics for profit.  People want to continue and we will hope to continue the series in the fall of 2021.  In the meantime, people can reach out to Liza to borrow the DVD set, or visit the Lifespan Spiritual Exploration library at 397 Elm St. to borrow some of the books there.