The Curmudgeon as a Spiritual Role Model
With many admirable individuals in UU history, why look to a character type often described as cranky and difficult for suggestions on enhancing our understanding the world and its workings?
Speaker: Chuck Leone
Kurt Vonnegut: Curmudgeon and Prophet
Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, and we claim him as one of our own. While considered a science fiction writer by many critics, Vonnegut explored complex political and economic issues that ran counter to conventional wisdom. Chuck will discuss Vonnegut’s role as an iconoclast, and Tom will … Continue reading Kurt Vonnegut: Curmudgeon and Prophet
Left Behind
The Left Behind series of apocalyptic books and movies tells the stories of End Times during which true believers are raptured into heaven and the rest of us remain on a chaotic earth to fight to survive, while God rains down judgment on the world for seven years. We may not expect to be raptured, … Continue reading Left Behind