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Celebrating the summer solstice

December 18, 2016Sunday Talks / Random MusingsKurt Payne
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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.

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