The first meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Religious Education Group was held in the LREDA Suite at General Assembly, Cleveland, Saturday, June 23, 2001. The group was inspired by the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of LREDA in Plymouth, Massachusetts, October 1999, where four papers were presented on the History of Unitarian Universalist Religious Education and a book on the history of LREDA by Joan Goodwin went on sale. The Purpose of the group is: Activities of the Group include: Participate in the Group
Contact us The members of the core group can be reached as follows:
Judith Frediani, UUA, Lifespan Faith Development, jfrediani@uua.org Rev. Patricia Hoertdoerfer, New Hampton, NH 03256phoertdoerfer@metrocast.net Rev. Betty Jo Middleton, ( Editorial Board), Alexandria, VA 22301-2452, BJMMRE@aol.com Dr. Eugene Navias, (Co-Founder), ebnavias@aol.com Rev. Faith Grover Scott, Little Falls, NY, godisluv@ntcnet.com Rev. Elizabeth Stevens, Duxbury, MA revebs@aol.com Dr. Elizabeth Strong, (Secretary), Dorchester, MA, estrong110@comcast.net UUA Staff Associate: Adrianne Ross., UUA, aross@uua.org The Rev. Frank Edson Robertson was a founding member of the UU RE History Group and its chair for a number of years. He was a retired Unitarian Universalist Minister of Religious Education living in Plymouth, and a member of First Parish of Plymouth. He was graduated from the Theological School of St. Lawrence University with an MDiv and Certification in Religious Education in 1962 and ordained by the Grace Universalist Church of Lowell, MA that June. He has served churches in Barneveld, N.Y.; Manhasset, N.Y.; Paramus, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; Santa Barbara, CA; and Evanston, IL and is MRE Emeritus of the Unitarian Church of Evanston. Among his writings related to the study of the history of religious education are an article on the Fahs/MacLean Era based on a lecture presented at the 50th Anniversary of LREDA, an article on the various proposals for establishing a center for the study of religious education by Sophia Fahs in the Journal of Liberal Religious Education, an article entitled “Boy-Friendly RE is Nothing New!” published in the 2003 issue of MaleCall, a story about the Warren Street Chapel entitled “Charles and the Children’s Chapel” published on the web site of the UUA’s Lifespan Faith Development Staff Group, and a chronology of people, works, and events related to the study of the history of Unitarian and Universalist religious education for the use of members of the UU RE History Group. Frank’s enthusiasm for finding parts of history that had become obscure and his commitment to connecting elements of history to create a flow that provides understanding of current religious education practices was contagious. We are greatly saddened by his death on February 6, 2008, after illness of several years. James J. Buckley, President, Editorial Board Over thirty of James J. Buckley’s 1,400 published history-oriented articles have highlighted the achievements and lives of Unitarians and Universalists. They include biographical sketches of James Luther Adams, members of the Alcott Family, Emily Balch, Adin Ballou, Clara Barton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ebenezer Fisher, Clara Cook Helvie, Orloff Miller, Carl Olsen, the Osgood family, James Reeb, Adams Streeter, Thomas Whittemore, Noah Wiswall, and Frances Wayland Wood. Buckley has been a guest soloist at a wide variety of UU congregations, including The Arlington Street Church and the First Church in Dorchester MA. Having served as a Superintendent of Schools for 24 years, Buckley has been a college professor during the last ten years. He received his Doctorate from Harvard University in 1970. |
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