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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History
1850 - John Calhoun, who served as U.S. secretary of war and secretary of state, died at age 68. He was a charter member of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. Born in South Carolina, he was appointed secretary of war by James Monroe and was twice elected vice president, first under fellow Unitarian John Quincy Adams and then Andrew Jackson. In 1859 he pressed for, and President Millard Fillmore signed, the Fugitive Slave Law. Calhoun wrote The Philosophy of Government. Read more about John Calhoun.
Reprinted with the permission of Skinner House Books. This Day in Unitarian Universalist History by Frank Schulman is available at (800) 215-9076 or www.uua.org/bookstore.
Reading the Gospels with Bernard Loomer: The Origin of the Interdependent Web
Most Unitarian Universalists are likely aware of the principle of the Unitarian Universalist Association that calls for the affirmation of “the Interdependent Web of Existence, of which we are all a part.” But how many are aware of the the ...
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The Pamphlet Podcast: Uncovering Unitarian Universalism’s Hidden Histories
The Pamphlet Podcast was podcast a co-hosted by Rev. Dr. Susan Ritchie and Rev. Sean Neil-Barron in 2016-2017. Together they uncovered the hidden histories of Unitarian Universalism. The Harvard Square Library is pleased to offer an archive of those shows ...
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