We taped several speeches, sermons, panels, and performances at GA 98 so that you can listen to them over the Web. You need to have a computer with a sound board and either speakers or headphones. You also need the RealPlayer 5.0™  program on your computer (and you may download it for free).

 "Amazing Grace." Rev. Gretchen Woods sings her powerful lyric to the old tune during G.A. opening ceremony. Text.

Olympia's Daughters, a capella womens' singing group, rock the G.A. opening ceremony with their first set.  Penny Gnesin, Director.

"Saving the Earth, Savoring the Planet", Margot Adler's worship service on June 26, 1998 (Heretic's Heart at Beacon Press)

Discussion of A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, by Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, President of the UUA, and co-author Rev. Dr. Forrest Church, minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City. June 26, 1998. (Available in English and Spanish: La Fe Que Hemos Escogido)
 

"Sí, ¿cómo no?", June 27th morning worship. by the Rev. José Ballester,  Program Associate at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, with assistance from members of LUUNA.
 

"Unitarian Universalism in Societal Perspective", address by Dr. Robert Bellah on June 27, 1998.  Summary and full text are also available.  (Dr. Bellah's books at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.)

Report on Fulfilling the Promise from the GA Plenary on June 27, 1998
Full text of the FTP GA Report, including results of the Fulfilling the Promise survey. Read an introduction to Fulfilling the Promise.

Rev. Dr. John Buehrens' President's Report from the GA Plenary on June 27, 1998

"Truth Telling", sermon by Rev. Dr. Barbara W. Merritt at the Service of the Living Tradition on Sunday, June 28. Complete text here.
 

"Fulfilling the Promise:  The Nature of Covenant," Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker at the Plenary of June 29.

One minute of G.A.  Brief spontaneous remarks of UUA moderator Denny Davidoff (made following Rev. Parker's address above.)
 

"Second Movement," Monday morning's sermon by Rev. Dr. Galen Guengerich.  Explores how music can take us beyond melody and text -- and incidentally tells us why the chicken crossed the road.

Choir Concert, June 29.

"The Good Society: Why Civil is Good but not Good Enough," 1998 Ware Lecture by Dr. Amitai Etzioni, June 29, 1998. (Dr. Etzioni's books at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.) As with all the speakers presented here, Dr. Etzioni was recorded live and has had no opportunity to edit this presentation.

"Your Mission," sermon at closing GA worship, by Rev. Dr. John Buehrens.

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We would like to acknowledge the G.A. Planning Committee and the staff of CMI Communications of Rochester, N.Y. for their great help in making these recordings possible.

Notes:

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