The touchstones theme in June is TRANSCENDENCE Inspiration for UU parents: The theme of transcendence is also related to Transcendentalism, an important influence in 19th century Unitarianism. The Transcendentalists sought knowledge that transcends the senses since it is acquired through intuition and imagination. Particularly important was nature as a source of knowledge. The following is … Continue reading Family Resources for Sunday June 16

The touchstones theme in June is TRANSCENDENCE Inspiration for UU parents: “Consider some of the synonyms for transcendence: evolution, fulfillment, completion, maturity, realization, wholeness, and perfectness. What other processes are examples of transcendence? They include imagination, creativity, dreaming, and play. All of these involve “going beyond.” Since each of these is more concrete than the … Continue reading Family Resources for Sunday June 9

We are changing things a bit for the summer. • First of all because the building is under construction so we want to plan activities that are easy to do anywhere that we may need to move to. The key here is flexibility. • Second because it is fun to do special things in the … Continue reading Religious Exploration at Beacon; Summer 2019

The touchstones theme in June is TRANSCENDENCE Inspiration for UU parents: How do we teach transcendence to our children?  Maren Schmidt says, “The virtue of transcendence helps us create connections to everything in the universe. These connections in turn help us create meaning and understanding in our lives.” Read more about transcendence and children on … Continue reading Family resources for Sunday June 2