How Humans Got Morality: A Just-So Story

Join us as JRUUC member Michael Nunley searches for the foundations of morality in evolution, culture, and the history of religion in an effort to better understand the challenges–and the necessity–of expanding beloved community to people we will never meet. [Image credit: Susan Podebradsky]

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This Week’s Newsletter

Order of Service

  • Gathering Song: #188 “Come, Come, Whoever You Are”
  • Welcome
  • Prelude: “Let the Mystery Be” by Iris Dement
  • Call to Worship
  • Lighting the Chalice and Musical Response
  • Shared Music: “Our Faith is but a Single Gem” #193 (gray hymnal)
  • Time for All Ages: “The Circles All Around Us” by Brad Montague
  • Shared Music: “Building Bridges” #1023 (teal hymnal)
  • Wisdom from the World’s Traditions: “Unto the Church Universal,” by Keshab Chandra Sen
  • Reflection: “How Humans Got Love: A Just-So Story” with Michael Nunley
  • Offering: “Swimming to the Other Side” by Pat Humphries
  • Joys and Sorrows
  • Shared Music: “Answering the Call of Love” #1014 (teal hymnal)
  • Extinguishing the Chalice and Benediction