Jim Aikin and his parents and sister were members of our congregation in the early 1960s, when we were the Livermore Unitarian Fellowship. Following a successful career as a staff writer and editor at a magazine for musicians, Jim returned to Livermore in 2002 and rejoined UUCiL in 2015. He is the author of a number of books, both fiction and nonfiction, a private cello teacher, a perpetual auto-didact, an expert in music technology, and an avid board game player.
Please join us for “Making Music,” a secular service led by Jim Aikin.Jim will offer a few ideas about why music is found in all humancultures, talk about the rich history of music-making, reflect on thedisturbing social implications of modern music technology, and maybeeven tell a couple of personal anecdotes. All are welcome, and a … Continue reading Making Music
Until the middle of the 19th century, agnosticism and atheism in the modern sense were almost literally unthinkable. But the foundations of conventional faith had been gradually shifting and weakening for several hundred years prior to that. In this service we’ll explore how and why the religious culture of Europe and North America changed. Our … Continue reading The Origins of Unbelief
