Science, Spirituality, and Service in an Evolutionary World Karl E. Peters January 20, 2013 University Unitarian Universalist Society of Central Florida Twentieth Anniversary We are here together this weekend celebrating our twentieth anniversary, celebrating our story, of become the University Unitarian Universalist society on January 19, 1993. Today I want to leave you with two Read More…
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Science, Spirituality, and Service in an Evolutionary World
Posted by Karl Peters on January 23, 2013
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Human Salvation in the Epic of Creation
These power-point slides are from my lecture on November 26, 2012 in the “Epic of Creation Course,” Zygon Center for Religion and Science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. It is based on my December 2012 article “Human Salvation in an Evolutionary Word: an Exploration in Christian Naturalism,” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Read More…
Posted by Karl Peters on November 30, 2012
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Revitalizing America
This is a sermon I gave at the Unitarian Society of Hartford on February 15, 2009. Even though President Obama has not been able to fulfill the vision he brought to us after his inauguration, I still believe that the vision is what is required of us today. Good morning! I would like to Read More…
Posted by Karl Peters on December 1, 2011
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Spirituality and Social Action
The following sermon, from ten years ago, still represents my thinking today. It contains an interesting definition of spirituality that includes both feelings and behaviors. It draws on a general evolutionary framework. And I think it shows how spirituality can contribute to social action. Comments are welcome. SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL ACTION Karl E. Peters Unitarian Read More…
Posted by Karl Peters on October 13, 2011
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Beginning Reflections of One Unitarian Universalist on Cloning and Related Technologies
Beginning Reflections of One Unitarian Universalist on Cloning and Related Technologies Karl E. Peters Boston University Conference on Cloning and Genetic Technologies June 2, 1999 Note: In 1999, with the cloning of Dolly in Scotland, the concern quickly became the possibility of human cloning. The conference at Boston University included scientists, professors of Read More…
Posted by Karl Peters on July 3, 2011
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