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Congregational Polity 101

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Susan Ritchie

Harvard Square is glad to present this brief yet comprehensive guide to the essential components of congregational polity, in six basic principles and in four primary source voices.  If you would like a more detailed treatment of the topic, you can access Rev.…

Ceremonies for Special Services in Universalist Churches, 1949, Humiliati

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Susan Ritchie

Background

In the mid 1940’s, a young group of seminary graduates from the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University had a vision.  Concerned that Universalism was outdated and in fatal decline, this small group of ministers at the beginning of their careers sought to “pursue an intense spiritual journey into ministry and work mightily to transform the Universalist Church from a struggling dissident Christian sect into a religion of greatness.” …

The Humiliati: Reinventing Universalism, 1946-1954

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Susan Ritchie

 

In the mid 1940’s, a young group of seminary graduates from the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University had a vision.  Concerned that Universalism was outdated and in fatal decline, this small group of ministers at the beginning of their careers sought to “pursue an intense spiritual journey into ministry and work mightily to transform the Universalist Church from a struggling dissident Christian sect into a religion of greatness.” …