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Let's Talk About It

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Let’s Talk about It with the Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd rediscovers Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore’s zeal for new ideas—especially Mr. Fillmore’s insistence that Unity students think for themselves and prove Unity principles in everyday living. Dr. Tom and his wide variety of guests dive into the deep waters of postmodern ethics, current events, political and social issues, the new sciences and new theological insights, mysticism, world religions and a fresh look at biblical studies—no subject is off limits.

Dr. Tom will dialogue with people from a wide range of religious traditions, including New Thought leaders, Unity ministers and students. But don’t be surprised to hear from priests, ministers, rabbis, Buddhist monks or the occasional Wiccan priestess. Let’s Talk About It is your window to a new world of possibilities in contemporary theology, religious insight and social action through ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. And if you know Dr. Tom, you know there will be some delicious controversies and edgy new ideas.

The ideas and opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect the teachings of Unity. Unity respects a wide range of spiritual thoughts and beliefs, as reflected in the diverse range of subjects presented on Unity Online Radio.

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The Ongoing Cultural Conflict About Abortion

December 17, 2015 21:00 - 53 minutes

Dr. Shepherd’s special guest is Alison Dreith, interim director at NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri. NARAL’s mission is to guarantee women the right to make personal decisions regarding reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. She has had many positions in related fields, including working at a health center and as their grassroots organizer. Before coming to NARAL Missouri, she was the statewide organizer at Missouri Pro...

Inside Look at Juvenile Justice

November 12, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom’s special guest is a seasoned veteran in the field of juvenile justice. Officer Blu Nicholson has 25 years' experience in the field of juvenile justice in both corrections and law enforcement. He received a bachelor's in criminal justice from Texas A&M and a master's in counseling from Amberton University. Officer Nicholson currently holds a State of Texas Master Peace Officer certification and a Texas Juvenile Probation Officer certification. Officer Nicholson has served as a juvenil...

Inside Look at Hospital Chaplaincy

November 05, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour

A middle-aged man is admitted to the hospital, suddenly plucked from familiar surroundings and given a bunk in a public building, like a stranger in a strange land. People stick him with needles, almost at whim. A train of uniformed workers swing in and out of his room like it was a station stop on a commuter line. Then another stranger arrives, announces herself as the chaplain, and asks, “How are you doing?” The patient immediately thinks: Great. They send in the angel of the Lord—am I goin...

Pacifism Versus the "Just War" Theory

October 29, 2015 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s guest this week is John Lindsay-Poland, peace activist who has written about, researched, and organized action for human rights and the demilitarization of U.S. policy, especially in Latin America, for more than 30 years. From 1989 to 2014, Lindsay-Poland served the interfaith pacifist organization Fellowship of Reconciliation. Since May of 2015 he serves in the Wage Peace program of the American Friends Service Committee (Quakers). He is the author of several books including Empero...

Ethics of Health Care in the USA

October 22, 2015 19:00 - 59 minutes

Health care generates ongoing controversy in the United States, but what are the issues for biomedical ethics when insurance companies dictate what treatment may or may not be administered by withholding payment for necessary drugs, tests, or procedures? And where should our society spend its health care dollars—to sustain life at the ending stages or improve the whole quality of life by emphasis on wellness and disease prevention? What about allowing suffering patients with no hope of recove...

Ministry to the Homeless and Imprisoned

October 15, 2015 19:00 - 56 minutes

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is Episcopal Priest Denise Vaughn. She graduated from the University of South Florida in 1976 with a bachelor's in political science and minor in business. She earned her Master of Divinity from the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, and today serves the 158-year-old Grace Episcopal Church in Chillicothe, Missouri, as rector (senior minister). She cofounded a residential homeless shelter in Chillicothe. Rev. Vaughn also works in prison ministry. She...

Good Education

May 21, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom’s special guests this week are Gregory Stahr, soon-to-be middler year student at Unity Institute® and Seminary, and his son Christopher Stahr, who is graduating from high school/homeschooling today. Christopher talks about his experiences in homeschooling and public schooling and discusses what it's like to grow up in the Unity church. Greg, his excitedly proud poppa, shares stories about their time together and Christopher's passion for a good education. This is a great family show. ...

A Look at the Vietnam War—40 Years Later

April 30, 2015 19:00 - 59 minutes

It’s hard to believe the Vietnam War came to an unsatisfying conclusion 40 years ago this week. Dr. Tom and both his special guests have personal experience with the era. Unity Institute® and Seminary senior Nhien Vuong Dougherty was born in Vietnam and brought to the United States by her parents at the fall of Saigon in 1975; she was 2 years old. First-year UI student Don Ray served with the U.S. Army in Saigon during the infamous 1968 Tet Offensive. Also, Dr. Tom flew medical evacuation hel...

Earth Day and the Environment

April 23, 2015 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s guests will be three Unity Institute® and Seminary students preparing for Unity ministry—Michael Perrie, Elise Cowan, and John Beerman. They will share stories about how their ecological consciousness has grown throughout the years, plus facts and trends in environmental awareness, global warming, pollution of land and sea, and hopes for recovery from humanity’s dependency on trash-producing activities and fossil fuels. A program worth listening to year-round.

UI Student Richard Belous

April 16, 2015 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s guest this week is Richard Belous, a student in the second year of the three-year Master of Divinity residency program at Unity Institute® and Seminary. Prior to enrolling in the Institute, he earned his bachelor's at Columbia University, and master's and Ph.D. in economics from The George Washington University. Dr. Belous is an advisor to Unity Worldwide Ministries on philanthropic, social, and economic trends, and research issues. He is also an adjunct professor in economics at Th...

Good Questions

April 02, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour

First the first time in the history of LTAI, Dr. Tom has no guest to interview. Instead, the program is devoted to sharing insights from his book Good Questions (Unity Books, 2009), based on his Unity Magazine® column. With customary humor and wide-ranging interests, Dr. Tom shows why his column consistently has been called everyone’s favorite feature in Unity Magazine.

Discrimination, Race Relations, and Diversity Awareness: Can the Cops and the Citizens Find Common Cause?

March 12, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Shepherd's special guests include a seminary student and an undergraduate. Dinah Chapman is a senior at Unity Institute® and Seminary. As an African American, she painfully recognizes the problems both communities—black and white—are facing. Her insights are gracious yet sharp-edged, patient yet insistent. Dr. Shepherd's other guest is a "seriously white" undergraduate whose parents are German and Scandinavian. She is preparing to become a  public school teacher through studies at Univers...

Is It Possible to Identify the Outlines of "Your Soul's Passage Through Time"?

March 05, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Shepherd's special guest is author, workshop leader, and Edgar Cayce enthusiast Dr. Barbara Lane. Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Lane discuss the Cayce teaching, focusing on how reincarnation and past lives affect people today. Good controversial topic, timely, too. Dr. Lane will be presenting her workshop on "Reincarnation, Hypnosis, and the Power of Your Mind" March 28 at Unity Village.

Animal Wisdom

February 26, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour

Today’s show brings listeners an in-depth look at the work of veterinarian and animal activist Dr. Linda Bender, who contends that the Native Americans were right when they said animals can teach us how to access wisdom of the natural world. Booklist writes of her book, Animal Wisdom: "Stories of pets that find their way to their humans hundreds of miles distant, or of therapy animals that calm psychiatric patients, illustrate [Bender's] theme that animals have souls (the Latin anima meaning ...

Happiness Makeovers

February 12, 2015 21:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is best-selling author (1.75 million books sold) Mary Jane Ryan. An amazon.com reviewer writes of Ms. Ryan’s book, The Happiness Makeover: “Despite the affluence of the Western lifestyle, many people aren't happy, and the numbers of unhappy and depressed people is ever increasing. Seemingly we don't know how to live our lives in a satisfied way—how to draw contentment, happiness, maybe even a little joy, from our lives on a daily basis. This little book has s...

Explore Your Previous Incarnations, Cure Your Headaches?

February 05, 2015 21:00 - 58 minutes

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is Mira Kelley, a charming and articulate practitioner of “past lives regression” theraphy. She is described at amazon.com: “Mira Kelley grew up in Bulgaria, where at the age of 13 she had a powerful regression experience. Following her graduation from law school, Mira practiced as a corporate and securities attorney in a large law firm in New York City. A painful physical condition led Mira to rediscover the instantaneous emotional and physical healing avail...

Unsung Hero of Unity: Lowell Filmore

January 22, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom goes one-on-one with acclaimed author and historian Neal Vahle as they discuss Dr. Vahle’s newest book about Lowell Fillmore. One of the three sons of Unity founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, Lowell headed Unity Institute® and Seminary for half a century and wrote endless articles for publication in the now-defunct Weekly Unity. His thought still shapes much of what many people consider normative Unity doctrine. Considering how important Lowell Fillmore was to the Unity movement, t...

"Daily Word" Is in Good Hands

November 06, 2014 21:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom interviews Beth Hammock, who became Daily Word® magazine editor October 6. Her professional career in journalism, and spiritual journey to Unity, brings new energy to the flagship publication of the Unity movement. Here’s your chance to meet the successor to such great Unity personages as May Rowland, Martha Smock, Colleen Zuck, and Laura Harvey. The tradition of positive prayer for all persons goes forward.

Lessons From a Blue October

October 30, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

This week the Kansas City Royals completed a successful season by losing to the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the World Series. And the KC fans were still cheering for their team, 90 minutes after the game ended. Dr. Tom interviews native Missourians Bryan Lewis, Shawn Berry Wegner, and Unity President/CEO Dr. Charlotte Shelton, about the remarkable lessons that can be learned in a joyful, triumphant season that ends without winning The Big One.

Time in a Bottle: An Interview With Howard Falco

October 23, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom interviews Howard Falco, author of Time in a Bottle: Mastering the Experience of Life. Falco discusses the purpose of time and gives suggestions about how people can control time by shaping their thoughts. Quantum physics and practical spirituality. Great discussion.

The December Project: Conversations Between an Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker

October 16, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s guests this week include Jim Skinner, a self-described atheist who is married to Unity minister Carla McClellan, and special guest Sara Davidson, author of The December Project, a remarkable new book from HarperOne. This episode also brings a new voice to the Unity world, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who died in 2014. For two years, Sara Davidson conducted a series of remarkable discussions with this remarkable rabbi, a series reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda’s 1968 conversations ...

The Book of Bio-Spiritual Yum Yum Goodness!

September 18, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom’s special guest this week is author, comedian, wildly creative thinker Dave Hickman, whose newly released work is called The Book of Bio-Spiritual Yum Yum Goodness! Thoughts, Theories and Humor From a Hypersensitive, Fanboy Comedian. Hickman’s book has been described as “a mix of New Age, self-help, and comedy,” which “explores the thoughts and experiences of a man with emotional hypersensitivity, synesthesia, and a vivid imagination” (Amazon review). Hickman bounces through topics li...

Irish Summer—An Interview With Rev. Donna Summers and Rev. Jim Mullis

September 04, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Recent Unity Institute® and Seminary graduates James Mullis (2013) and Donna Summers (2014) spent a good portion of August in Ireland, visiting churches and historic sites, speaking with Irish clergy while hitting lots of touristy gigs. As newly minted Unity ministers, they came to the Emerald Isle with new perspective, after studying church history, comparative theology, and the Unity DNA as a bona fide blood relative to the family of Christian faiths. The results were amazing new insights a...

Why Are So Many People Drawn to Myrtle?

July 31, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Three students from Dr. Shepherd’s summer class on Readings From Myrtle Fillmore will analyze what they have learned about the cofounder of Unity, Myrtle Fillmore. Why was she so appealing, and why are spiritually-minded people of all faiths drawn to her simple pastoral letters? Beth Hitesman, Christine McFarland, and Richard Belous join Dr. Tom for a frolicsome exploration of  “Myrtle-power” and its continuing influence on practical Christianity today.

Arts, Artists, and Artistic Living

July 24, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

This episode brings together representatives of three major creative arts to discuss the hidden artist in everyone. Jeniffer Hutchins, Unity Institute® and Seminary middler (second year) student, is a celebrated painter, photographer, and art teacher. “I see art as a tool for understanding ourselves and our connection with the Divine Spirit,” Jeniffer explains. “While I enjoy creating with several art mediums, painting is my primary artistic outlet.” Performer, vocalist, and composer Victor D...

Interview With an Immigrant: Rev. Ogun Holder, Unity Author

July 17, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Shepherd’s guest this week is the Rev. Ogun Holder, 2011 Unity Institute® and Seminary graduate, Unity Online Radio host, and author of Rants to Revelations: Unabashedly Honest Reflections on Life, Spirituality, and the Meaning of God (Unity Books, 2012). Ogun displays his usual wit and deeply spiritual views of life as the discussion ranges from global concerns such as race relations in the USA and immigration issues to personal techniques for increasing your spiritual growth. As an immi...

Myrtle Revisited

June 26, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom interviews two Unity Institute® and Seminary colleagues—2011 Myrtle Fillmore Award Recipient Rev. E.J. Niles and Unity archivist Rev. Eric Page—as they discuss the Mother of Unity, Mary Caroline Page, aka Myrtle Fillmore. Who was this Midwestern, Victorian, Methodist woman? Is it possible to peel back layers of interpretation and hear Myrtle's theological voice, unimpeded by love's bias, for the first time? Whether you're new to Myrtle's thought or a longtime devotee, this show will s...

Interview With Jim Rosemergy

May 29, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom's sole guest for the hour is Rev. Jim Rosemergy, long-standing Unity minister, prolific author, and former dean of Unity Institute® and Seminary. Rev. Jim, who was ordained a Unity minister in 1976, has published a dozen-plus books throughout the past few decades. The two ministers have several points in common. Dr. Tom, another prolific writer, was also first ordained in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalists, adding Unity credentials in 1987. He asks about Jim's newest book, plus what ...

Rev. Dr. Gary Simmons, Unity Author

May 22, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

A candid conversation with one of our greatest scholars. Dr. Shepherd’s special guest is Rev. Dr. Gary Simmons, best-selling Unity author and all-purpose scholar/teacher. Topics range from peacemaking to Dr. Gary’s newest books. LTAI producer and Unity minister Rev. Rachel Simpson serves as cohost. Join us for an integral experience—you might even learn what that means.

Marriage Equality, or None at All?

May 15, 2014 19:00 - 58 minutes

The ministry team of Charles and Christine Perry have announced a radical new policy about rites of matrimony at their church, Unity of Birmingham, Alabama: Until the state in which they minister allows marriage equality for all its citizens, the Perrys will perform no further weddings in that state, whether the couple is straight or LGBT. They will be glad to travel to a nearby state like Illinois, which recognizes marriage equality, and officiate at weddings for heterosexual or LGBT couples...

Interview With Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

May 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom and LTAI producer Rev. Rachel Simpson interview one of the most successful ministers in the Unity movement, Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell. Listen as Rev. Wendy describes how she began a new church, which grew from a few people into a large, thriving community of faith today.

The Positive Qualities of Grief

May 01, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Tom interviews Unity Institute® and Seminary colleague Rev. Robert Brumet and UI graduate Rev. Jan Stromseth on the vital subject of grief and bereavement. By the time they reach mid-life, most people have already experienced some kind of loss or tragedy. It is the normal course in living as a human on this mortal plane. What shall we do with the natural, healthy feelings that crash into us following loss or tragedy? Tune in and hear two Unity experts in the field of bereavement discuss w...

Holy Week

April 17, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom and guest Dr. Jesse Tanner look at Holy Week and the Resurrection. "He is risen, indeed!"

Biblical Backgrounds of Easter

April 10, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Rev. Dr. Jesse Tanner is Dr. Tom's guest again this week as they continue their series of discussions about the biblical sources for Lent and Easter. Dr. Jesse explains the "Two-Source Hypothesis" and gives a good, brief description of the origins of the four gospels. Also, a special guest, direct from ancient Palestine by time warp, makes off-mike comments, which Dr. Tom conveys to the listeners. Fun, informative, and enriching.

The Meaning of Lent, With Rev. Dr. Jesse Tanner, Unity Scholar

March 27, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

Rev. Jesse Tanner, Ph.D., professor of scriptural studies at Unity Institute® and Seminary, discusses the meaning of Lent in ancient and modern contexts with Dr. Tom. Get a deeper knowledge base and new spiritual applications as two of UI’s scholars review the familiar practices of Lent, employing modern scholarship through Unity lenses to clarify the picture.

Myrtle Fillmore: Wait—The Real Founder of Unity Was a Methodist?

March 20, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour

The subject is everybody's favorite figure in Unity history, Myrtle Fillmore. Dr. Tom is joined by a distinguished panel of guests to include Rev. Lynne Brown, vice president of Silent Unity and Development; Rev. Manzel Berlin, United Methodist minister and Myrtle Fillmore scholar; and Anne Tabor, student at Unity Institute® and Seminary, who is just completing her middler year in preparation for the Unity ministry. This fascinating discussion includes some little-known facts about the "Moth...

What Part Does the Bible Play in Unity Today?

March 13, 2014 19:00 - 59 minutes

Revs. Sheryl Meyers, E.J. Niles, and Charles Perry join Dr. Tom for a lively discussion on the value of the Judeo-Christian scripture and its place in Unity today. Modern historical-critical scholarship and spiritual practices such as Lectio Divina have the potential to open the Bible to a wider audience beyond religious conservatives. This show is a must-hear if you remember the Bible fondly, or would like to pry it from the grasp of the Religious Right. Learn how to tap into the wisdom of t...

Rev. Phil Pierson on Buckminster Fuller

February 27, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour

One of the great, long-serving ministers of the Unity tradition, Rev. Phil Pierson, has an upcoming book on Richard Buckminster (1895–1983). Fuller was an architect, designer, inventor, systems theorist, and futurist. In his more than 30 published works, “Bucky” Fuller popularized terms like Spaceship Earth and synergetic. Rev Phil Pierson interviewed Fuller on Pierson’s franchised TV show, The Best Is Yet to Be, and brings the Unity perspective to a discussion of this monumental thinker’s li...

Love Revisited

February 13, 2014 21:00 - 59 minutes

Is love overrated? Charles Fillmore described Twelve Powers, yet one keeps surfacing in Unity literature and liturgies, the Power of Love. Two Unity Institute students—Beth Hitesman and Keri King—join Dr. Tom to consider the place of love in theology and life. Lots of fun. Great stories. Love revisited.

Religious Education for Multigenerations

February 06, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour

The subject is education for all ages. Dr. Tom's guests include Rev. Dr. Jane Simmons, author, teacher, and  Unity minister serving as International Teen Ministry Coordinator for Unity Worldwide Ministries; Rev. Kathryn Kellogg, UWM Children and Family Ministry  Coordinator; and Rev. Rachel Simpson, Let's Talk About It producer and interim Youth and Family Minister at Unity Village Chapel. Great show!

“How Christian Is Unity?” (2014 Edition)

January 23, 2014 21:00 - 59 minutes

Three other Unity ministers join Rev. Dr. Shepherd to discuss the controversial Christian heritage of the Unity movement. Guests include Rev. Erin McCabe, senior minister at Unity Village Chapel, Rev. Tom Thorpe, minister at Unity of Independence and venerable veteran of multiple years’ service as an instructor at Unity Institute® and Seminary, and recent Institute graduate and Let's Talk About It producer Rev. Rachel Simpson. The issue is alive and well in our churches and study groups. Don’...

The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour

Let’s Talk About It marks the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a special show about the legacy of this great African-American theologian and leader in the struggle for human rights. Guests include Unity Institute® and Seminary students Dinah Chapman and Elise Cowan, and teacher-musician Michael Gott, who is the featured speaker at this year’s Martin Luther King celebration at the Institute. 

The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour

Let’s Talk About It marks the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a special show about the legacy of this great African-American theologian and leader in the struggle for human rights. Guests include Unity Institute® and Seminary students Dinah Chapman and Elise Cowan, and teacher-musician Michael Gott, who is the featured speaker at this year’s Martin Luther King celebration at the Institute. 

Holiday Spirit: Gifts

December 19, 2013 21:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Shepherd’s holiday programs continue, this week focusing on the gift-giving traditions of Christmas. Guests include Let's Talk About It producer Rev. Rachel Simpson, Unity Institute® and Seminary student Elise Cowan, and a surprise guest Skyping in from the North Pole. Ho-ho-hold everything and tune in for great holiday fun.

Holiday Spirit: Food

December 12, 2013 21:00 - 1 hour

All winter holidays—from Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa to Samhain, New Year's, and Nordic Yule—share one common element: Everybody loves to eat! This week Dr. Tom's guests include experts in the culinary arts. Michael Willett caries on a long tradition of good food as head chef at Unity Inn; Mike Gnagi, student at Unity Institute® and Seminary, has a long and distinguished career in  food service; and UI student Donna Summer joins the panel as a representative of good ol' Southern cookin'....

Holiday Spirit: Music

December 05, 2013 21:00 - 59 minutes

Nothing signals the advent of the holiday season earlier than the slow increase in frequency of those Christmas and winter songs on the radio. This week's panel discusses the influence and impact of music at this time of the year, when celebration of religious holidays creeps into secular media and elbows pop music aside in favor of tunes about angel choirs and little drummer boys. Dr. Shepherd's guests include composer-performers Richard Mekdeci, Megan McDonough, Sue K. Riley, and Glen Roeth...

The Role of the Church in Today's Society

November 14, 2013 21:00 - 1 hour

Unity Institute® and Seminary presents a Lyceum each year, presentations of thought-provoking academic papers by selected seminary students and religious scholars about themes with global implications in spirituality, theology, pastoral studies, and more. One topic, "Religion and Social Issues: The Role of the Church in Today’s Society," focuses on theological ethics and social problems or related themes from various communities of faith, including non-Western traditions. LTAI guest panelists...

Jenny Hahn and Bryan Lewis

November 07, 2013 21:00 - 59 minutes

Artists sometimes speak of their work as spiritual expression. This week Dr. Shepherd and guest cohost Rev. Rachel Simpson interview multitalented artists Jenny Hahn and Bryan Lewis, who discuss factors that motivate them to create work of beauty and power. Jenny is a gifted painter whose works brighten the room with their ebullient colors and expressive, imaginative figures. Bryan has created stained glass windows and smaller works that capture a modern version of the light-paintings visible...

The Real Issues of Inclusive Diversity

October 24, 2013 19:00 - 59 minutes

Dr. Tom explores unknown country with a topic difficult to label. Handicapped, disabled, differently-abled, “special” people—whatever we call these members of the human family (who don’t all agree on what to call their collective experiences)—there are people among us whom society has done its best to ignore. The Americans With Disabilities Act mandated that any expansion of existing facilities or new building projects must offer full public access to everyone, regardless of their physical li...

Creative Ritual

October 17, 2013 19:00 - 59 minutes

Unity churches are often proud of their innovative expression of New Thought, which usually shuns or radically reinterprets traditional rites of the Christian heritage. But how healthy is a totally ritual-free program? In fact, is it even possible to eschew all forms of ceremony, and how healthy would that be? Dr. Shepherd’s special guests this week include artist Jenny Hahn and her BFF, our LTAI producer and newly ordained Unity minister, Rev. Rachel Simpson.

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