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Kat Earthren Liu

Thinking of putting together a class. More accurately, a class on the major trends/influences on theology. How do my fellow feel about the following breakdown? (both the content and the order in which they are presented)
1. Protestantism/Calvinism
2. The Enlightenment (onward & upward!)
3. Romanticism and Transcendentalism
4. The Social Gospel
5. Humanism
6. Process Theology
7. Ecofeminism
8. Liberation Theology

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Kat Earthren Liu

And then I think about, despite their similarities, how different and practitioners are. When folks encounter a problem, they/we immediately spring into action. Let's educate, organize, mobilize. This makes us known for addressing social justice issues, but I often wish we spent more time in reflection before acting. When folks encounter a problem, they/we pause & reflect. This often makes us slow to respond. ATM I'm ok with slower.

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Kat Earthren Liu

Being part of both the and communities, I am often struck by how similar they are. Both appealing predominantly to white, educated people & struggling with how to be more inclusive in terms of race, sexual orientation/identity, and class. Both engaged in social justice issues. Both having conversations internally among their/our own due to disagreements over how best to respond to these issues. Both are reflections of our larger society.

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Kat Earthren Liu

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Years ago when I was at All Souls DC, I cofacilitated a class centered around the Seven Principles. We reflected on each Principle - how they influenced our daily lives, our values & actions. Everyone involved agreed that the class was worthwhile, and I remember it fondly.

Now I'm thinking it was a mistake to use the Principles as the focus of reflection, as it encouraged attachment to them. It was the reflection that was worthwhile, the .

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Kat Earthren Liu

Sharing the second stained glass "window" I made, which was intentionally the same size as my first - a diptych of sorts. It's again a flaming chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. But whereas the first piece was organic this one is abstracted with primary colors ala Mondrian, yet using the Golden Ratio. I see it as an homage to science & how we find general principles as we observe our world.

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Kat Earthren Liu

Someone (@EngagedPureLand) was mentioning how UUs (Unitarian Universalists) offer a lot more sermons on Star Trek than Star Wars. Well, I'm not a minister and this is not a sermon, but it is one of my favorite things I've ever written, and it's about Star Wars. 🙃 (Warning: There are spoilers if you haven't seen 'A New Hope' and 'Rogue One' yet.)
docs.google.com/document/d/1Ii

Google DocsReflection - HopeWhen the worship associates met to decide the speaking schedule, I at first tried to avoid January, which by now you should know has been about “hope.” That is, until I remembered that the theme for February is “love.” You see, whether it’s due to living with recurring depression or being the ...
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Kat Earthren Liu

Sharing the first stained glass "window" I made, which is very much representative of me/my theology. It's a flaming chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism, but the chalice is a lotus, a symbol of Buddhism, and the flame is the Holy Spirit dove. The lotus growing up and blooming from the mud and the Spirit of the Divine descending, and us humans - well, all of creation, actually, not just humans - in the space in between.

Stained glass "window" of a Unitarian Universalist flaming chalice, with a lotus as the chalice and a descending Holy Spirit dove as the flame.
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