In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
Carolyn McDade’s hymn “Spirit of Life” seems to have become a virtual theme song for UU’s. But what is the “Spirit of Life?” Morgan has puzzled over this through the prism of the anthropological study of religion. He has decided that for him the spirit of life is an expression of communitas, a process for the creation of collective joy in a community.
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Dr. Michael Sullivan will be presenting a creative understanding of why good people are divided by politics and religion. It is based on the work of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. Dr. Haidt concludes that “morality binds and blinds”. Using the six foundations of morality derived from his research, we can gain a better understanding of “the righteous mind” that everyone has. This can help bridge political and religious divides and promote greater respect for opposing views.
Politicos on the Left and Right have used the buzz words abundance and scarcity for decades to justify their government policies and practices. But too few have ever paid enough attention to Earth’s all-encompassing ecology—and our UU Seventh Principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”