Jay Atkinson retired in 2011 from 32 years of full-time service in Unitarian Universalist parish ministry, most recently twelve years in Studio City (Los Angeles) and, before that, thirteen years in Davis, Calif. During those ministries he also served at various times on the adjunct faculties of our UU seminaries in Chicago (Meadville Lombard Theological School) and Berkeley (Starr King School for the Ministry). Before turning to professional ministry, he did research in nuclear physics for eleven years. Currently he is a Research Scholar at Starr King with a focus on UU history.
Advent, Hanukkah, and Christmas have all come and gone, and still we are waiting, and fearing, and hoping on the threshold of 2026. On this third day of Kwanzaa, as we light the candle of Ujima (collective work and responsibility), how do we weave loss and sorrow into a new tapestry of joyful solidarity and hope? … Continue reading “Solidarity in Joy and Hope”
