There is an exciting event being held this weekend, October 17-18, at Harvard Divinity School and the UUA. Entitled “The Future of Unitarian-Universalist Scholarship,” it is a conference of eleven UU doctoral students from around the country presenting their ongoing research projects, with responses from Lee Barker (president of Meadville Lombard), Dan McKanan (Emerson UUA [...]
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August 15, 2009
Journal of Unitarian Universalist History Seeks Editor
After many years of service, Dean Grodzins is stepping down as editor of the Journal of Unitarian Universalist History. Do you know someone who would make a good replacement? The editor receives a stipend and travel expenses to important meetings. Responsibilities include soliciting new articles on Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian-Universalist history; editing articles and working [...]
February 25, 2009
More Amusing Student Answers from Courses on Religion
Let’s face it: no matter how hard you try, some students stubbornly refuse to learn what you teach them in class. Or, more to the point, they manage to learn things that you didn’t teach them. Two recent examples from a course on sacred sites:
a) a student declared in his paper that Catholics worship the [...]
December 3, 2008
Fun Facts About American Religion, Courtesy of Inattentive Students
It’s the time of year when professors get the pleasure (?) of grading final exams. While most students do well, there are always some who were too busy surreptitiously surfing Facebook, flirting with classmates, or staring blankly out the window to have absorbed the material correctly. Their answers on exams are often eye-opening, revealing important [...]
September 2, 2008
Summer Research Period Winding Down
With the summer research period finally ending and classes starting next week, Transient and Permanent will soon be returning to a regular blogging schedule. No official date for the end of the blogging hiatus has been planned yet, so expect to see a gradual increase of material until all the regular features (Universalist Quote of [...]
July 11, 2008
Weekend Retreat
This blog is on hiatus for the weekend as its author goes on retreat–with no internet access. Therefore comments that WordPress catches as potential spam will not be moderated for a least the next couple of days. Just FYI.
June 27, 2008
Universalist Quote of the Day #93
“John Murray lived to see the world pass by him, and to know he was powerless to stop it. So it has been and will be with those who resist the changes that inevitably attend man’s theological speculations. A vital and creative faith cannot be circumscribed by any set of theological pronouncements. [...]
May 7, 2008
Summer Research = Blogging Slowdown
Now that the 2007-2008 school year is over, it is time for extended summer research projects. The necessity of travel, sometimes to places with little or no internet access, will mean a slowdown in activity on Transient and Permanent. Regular features, such as Universalist Quote of the Day and UU Trivia Question of the Day, [...]
April 30, 2008
Possibly Related Posts
WordPress has added a new feature to all blogs using its software. At the bottom of posts you will now see a field titled “Possibly related posts,” and one or two links. These links are generated automatically by WordPress and the author of this blog has nothing to do with them, nor any ability to [...]
April 11, 2008
Should UUism Become a Peace Church: The Answer to Today’s Quiz
A UU College Student correctly guessed that the current Congregational Study/Action Issue is about peacemaking. Specifically, it calls upon UUs to decide whether the UUA should totally renounce war, in effect making UUism a “peace church.” You can read more about it here.
This is not intended as a rebuttal, just some more food for thought, [...]
