Poststructuralism and Its Influence on Unitarianism Poststructuralism is a philosophical, literary and social movement that says everything is culturally based, and thus culturally biased. The claim is that there is no objective truth, just truth filtered by cultural bias, and that bias is controlled by authorizing and validating power structures. Goode queries, “Why should this […]
WHY? with Terry Goode Today’s message asks why about ”the interdependent web of all existence” (UU principle #7)…writ large. Why is there something rather than nothing? Why is there a universe at all? The scientific answer (The Big Bang) and the religious answer (The Creation) are essentially the same! Both assume a beginning. But there […]
The problem of whether belief in God is rational has historically been linked with the question of whether God exists. Because no convincing “proofs” for God’s existence have been forthcoming, most philosophers have said the answer to the rational belief question is “No!” Terry will argue that this response needs reconsideration because rational belief in […]
The Unitarian Universalist Fourth Principle says that UUs believe in “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” The Unison Affirmation says, “we gather together to celebrate within a caring community those truths which give meaning and direction to our lives.” But, what does it mean to say that something is true? And, how […]
The seven UU principles are the foundation of modern Unitarian Universalism. The principles express important values. But, what is their history and how can philosophy help us understand their importance? Today’s message will look at a categorization of the principles from a philosophical perspective and at two important theories of 17th and 18th century philosophy […]
“The Story of Job” is one of the most important in the Western tradition. It has multiple dimensions: philosophical, literary and religious. Our speakers today will discuss the story from these three perspectives. What significant philosophical problem does the story raise? How is it to be resolved? How is the story to be interpreted? What […]