Topic: Liberating Love

Liberation and Letting Go: Hadewijch and the Divine Abyss of Love (Video)

For the 13th century Beguine mystic and poet Hadewijch of Antwerp, Love is all there is. Love is the ground of being and the only way by which we may truly know the world. What might we glean from such a take on ultimacy? This Sunday, let’s take a plunge into the divine abyss of … Continue reading Liberation and Letting Go: Hadewijch and the Divine Abyss of Love (Video)

Liberating Love in a Plastic World: Self-Actualization and the Barbie Movie (Video)

Despite the legitimate criticism directed at the source material, the Barbie Movie wound up being not only a box office hit but a tremendous testament to the power of self-love, a shockingly deep treatment on the social construction of womanhood and femininity, and something of a vehicle for our UU values as the director herself, … Continue reading Liberating Love in a Plastic World: Self-Actualization and the Barbie Movie (Video)