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A Refugee’s Story

June 29, 2025Sunday Talks / Random MusingsGuest Post
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Speaker:- Ibrahim Omer
Worship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh

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Ibrahim Omer © 29 June 2025

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A Radical Religious Heritage

Auckland Unitarian Church and its Wider Connections
by John Maindonald

Today’s Unitarian (and Unitarian Universalist) churches are unusual because they do not expect members to share common doctrinal beliefs. Members join together because they share common values... Available as a PDF or ePub. Kindle and ePub versions also available at meBooks.

A Vision Splendid

The Influential Life of William Jellie
A British Unitarian in New Zealand

This book is essential reading for anyone who has an interest in New Zealand’s early history, Unitarianism, trade unionism, workers’ education and the fight for secular education. Find out more.

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UU Biography

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