Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and Universalists of the 19th Century - Softcover

Polly Peterson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155896570X ISBN 13: 9781558965706

Publisher: Skinner House Books, 2010

Synopsis

Here are eighteen compelling stories from the lives of some of the nineteenth-century Transcendentalists and reformers who played key roles in Unitarian Universalist history. Each story is preceded by introductory material to provide context, and followed by quotations that give a fuller picture of the life and work of the subject. Supplementary materials make each story part of a complete program, including discussion questions suitable for small groups, activities for congregations and families, and suggestions for ways to apply the wisdom from each historical figure's story to issues and challenges in today's world. Ideal for adult religious education, congregational worship, small group ministry, Coming of Age groups, multigenerational gatherings or family use.

About this title

About the Author:

Polly Peterson is the author of a number of biographical stories for the Unitarian Universalist Association s Tapestry of Faith curriculum. She is a freelance writer whose work has been published by a wide variety of educational publishers. Peterson is a member of First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Concord, Massachusetts.

Review:

The names are familiar from history Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Dix, Peabody, Brown, Alcott. Yet Polly Peterson works a not-so-small miracle she makes them come alive. In Stirring The Nation s Heart these women and men who challenged the religious and cultural institutions of their day are at it again confronting us, our assumptions and status quo. Thank you Polly, and welcome back you old heretics and firebrands! We ve missed you. --Erik Walker Wikstrom, worship and music resources director, Unitarian Universalist Association

About this edition

• Publisher: Skinner House Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 155896570X
• ISBN 13: 9781558965706
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 199