Interdependence: Renewing Congregational Polity, Contents

Interdependence:
Renewing Congregational Polity
A Report by the Commission on Appraisal,
Unitarian Universalist Association
June 1997

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Copyright © 1997 by the Unitarian Universalist Association. All rights reserved.

NOTE: See also the Provocative Propositions on Polity
a self-study course on congregational polity based on this report

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

Part 1:

Congregational Polity in Theory and Practice 5

1. Theological Perspective 7

2. Unitarian Universalist Tradition: A Short History 17

3. Comparative Congregationalisms 31

4. The UUA Bylaws: A Study in Ambivalence 41

5. The Spiritual and Cultural Ethos of Unitarian Universalism 51

Part 2:

Pressure Points: Issues and Concerns Related to Congregational Polity 63

6. Congregational Governance 65

7. Cooperative Relationships 79

8. Communications 95

9. Religious Leadership 105

10. Social Justice 123

11. Marginalized Groups 133

12. Internationalism 155

Conclusion and General Recommendations 169

Toward a New Community of Autonomous Congregations

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