Our Shared Values
Interdependence
We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge
our place in it.
We covenant to protect Earth and all beings from exploitation. We will
create and nurture sustainable relationships of care and respect, mutuality
and justice. We will work to repair harm and damaged relationships.
Pluralism
We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
We covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search
for truth and meaning. We embrace our differences and commonalities
with Love, curiosity and respect.
Justice
We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all feel
welcome and can thrive.
We covenant to dismantle racism and all forms of systemic oppression.
We support the use of inclusive democratic processes to make decisions
within our congregations, our Association and society at large.
Transformation
We adapt to the changing world.
We covenant to collectively transform and grow spiritually and
ethically. Openness to change is fundamental to our Unitarian and
Universalist heritages never complete and never perfect.
Generosity
We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.
We covenant to freely and compassionately share our faith, presence,
and resources. Our generosity connects us to one another in
relationships of interdependence and mutuality.
Equity
We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right
to flourish with dignity, love and compassion.
We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build
and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.
Sources of the Living Tradition
Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience. These are the six sources our congregations affirm and promote:
- Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
- Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
- Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
- Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
- Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
- Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
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