“Justice Systems; Or, What Consequences For Harm?”  Does incarceration facilitate or hamper the ability of the perpetrator to grapple with the harm they have caused? And ultimately to do repentance [...]

UU Common Read, Chapter 5.  Copies of "On Repentance and Repair" are available at the Emerson Bookstore. Join us for Adult Religious Education (ARE) every Sunday at 10 AM! Click [...]

In this landmark book, sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on years of study, research and lived experience, to explore why poverty persists (hint: the privileged have a part in it), and [...]

The Crusades as a historical entity, a philosophical endeavor, and a series of political maneuvers occurred not just in the Middle East, but also in Spain, Northern Europe, and Southern [...]

Join us for Adult Religious Education (ARE) every Sunday at 10 AM! Click here on Sunday to join our online discussion!: https://emersonhouston.org/AdultLearners Would you like to learn more about ARE? [...]

The Gift of Transformation. Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the plowshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow [...]

“Institutional Obligations; Or, What is Owed?”  What does repentance look like when undertaken by an institution? From the Boy Scouts, from the Catholic Church, for example, to victims of abuse? [...]

We don't know all that global warming will throw at us. Let  us prepare for drought, fire and spiritual growth. Join us for Adult Religious Education (ARE) every Sunday at [...]