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"Beacon is a vital part of our ministry, bringing our principles and practices to the wider world,as it was founded to do 150 years ago." Resources for Unitarian UniversalistsWelcome to our page for Unitarian Universalists where we offer a variety of resources for UU individuals and congregations, including discussion guides and a History of Beacon and the UUA. For the latest news from Beacon Press, sign up for our e-newsletter for UUs, which is sent once a month. Individuals can buy Beacon Press books on this web site, at the UUA Bookstore, and at bookstores everywhere. UU Congregations and Congregational Book Stores wishing to place bulk orders should contact the UUA Bookstore at (800) 215-9076. UU Common Read | UU Affiliates | Title Recommendations | The King Legacy | The Pentagon Papers The UUA Common Read Beacon Press is proud to have published Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel, the 2011-2012 UUA Common Read selection. Acts of Faith is a remarkable account of growing up Muslim in America
and coming to believe in religious pluralism, from one of the most prominent
faith leaders in the United States. Eboo Patel’s story is a hopeful and
moving testament to the power and passion of young people—and of the world-changing
potential of an interfaith youth movement. Eboo Patel, a 2008 speaker at GA, is founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based international nonprofit building the interfaith youth movement. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post, NPR, and CNN. Named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report, he was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Individuals can buy this book on this website, at the UUA Bookstore, and at bookstores everywhere. Are you planning to participate in this year's UU Common Read? Tweet about it now! Tweet UU AffiliatesBeacon Press welcomes the following UU groups to our affiliate program: Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economy (UUJEC), Unitarian Universalist Retired Ministers and Partners Association (UURMAPA), and The Unitarian Universalist Ministers' Association (UUMA). If your UU group is interested in becoming an affiliate, please contact sales@beacon.org.
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With close readings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, the latest data on the science of sexual orientation, and a sympathetic, accessible, and ecumenical approach to religious faith, Michaelson makes the case that sexual diversity is part of the beauty of nature and that the recognition of same-sex families will strengthen, not threaten, the values religious people hold dear. "Michaelson looks at the Hebrew and Christian Bible with keen intellect, wit, and often surprising insights. He roots his arguments not in dry exegesis but in hard-won self-acceptance and passionate concern for others." —Joe Perez, author of Soulfully Gay |
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How the strict purity ethic and rules-based culture of American Protestantism has adversely affected the sexual development of many believers, and the intimate and varied personal stories of the roads nine of them traveled to begin to heal. "Amy Frykholm has gathered the intimate stories of people of faith in search of wholeness. These tender tales both challenge and encourage the church to listen to voices it might not hear otherwise. When it comes to integrating mind, body and spirit, the Church can serve as curse or blessing. These searingly honest stories compel us to strive for the latter." —The Rev. Lillian Daniel, author of Tell it Like it is: Recovering the Practice of Testimony |
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Now in Paperback A primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracy by the original authors of the Constitution, edited by preeminant liberal theologian Forrest Church. "The Separation of Church and State is an invaluable handbook of primary sources for the perplexed—and the concerned-in today's whirlpool of contrary opinions and strident voices." —Edwin S. Gaustad, author of Proclaim Liberty throughout All the Land: A History of Church and State in America |
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In Prophetic Encounters, Dan McKanan shows that encounters between people of different perspectives, races, and classes have been transformative for centuries, uniting those whose faith is a source of activist commitment with those whose activism is a source of faith. "Secularists, individualists, please take note! Encounters and dialogue between religiously motivated radicals and more secular activists remain important. America, ‘the nation with the soul of a church,’ cannot be changed by those who ignore or scorn religion. This book proves that in vitalizing stories." —John Buehrens, co-author, A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion in the 21st Century |
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Dispatches from Arizona—the front line of a massive human migration—including the voices of migrants, Border Patrol, ranchers, activists, and others. The 2010-2011 UUA Common Read selection. "There may be no better way to understand the muddle that is U.S. immigration policy than to read The Death of Josseline. It helps explain, on a human level, the ebb and flow of human labor across political boundaries." —Ted Robbins, Southwest correspondent, NPR |
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"Thou, Dear God" is the first and only collection of sixty-eight prayers by Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are both personal and public prayers King recited as a seminarian, graduate student, preacher, pastor, and, finally, civil rights leader, along with a special section that reveals the biblical sources that most inspired King. "My father believed that prayer was essential to daily living,
not just in times of struggle and fear, but in times of great joy and
great love as well. 'Thou, Dear God' celebrates his profound
love of God and God's presence in our lives, and brings his inspiring
words of grace to all of us. Through my father's own prayers, we can
experience God's love and wisdom in every aspect of our lives, and just
as he did, use our own prayer life to keep changing the world."
—Dr. Bernice A. King |
Beacon Press and the Martin Luther King Jr. Estate
On May 27, 2009, Beacon Press announced a new partnership with the Estate of Martin Luther King Jr. for a new publishing program, "The King Legacy." Beacon will print new editions of previously published King titles and compile Dr. King's writings, sermons, orations, lectures, and prayers into entirely new editions, including significant new introductions by leading scholars. This partnership brings together the legacy of one of the most important civil rights and social justice leaders in the world with one of the oldest and most respected independent publishing houses in America. Click here for more information.
Beacon Press, Unitarian Universalists, and The Pentagon Papers
On October 22, 2006, Beacon Press commemorated the 35th anniversary of publication of The Senator Gravel Edition of The Pentagon Papers—the first full edition of the top secret Defense Department studies that exposed decades of U.S. decisionmaking in Vietnam. On June 24, 2007, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman moderated a panel at General Assembly with Dan Ellsberg, Senator Mike Gravel and Former UUA President Bob West on the role of Beacon Press in publishing the Pentagon Papers. Click here for more information.
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