Adult Religious Education - Course Catalog

The UU Fellowship of Stanislaus County offers classes and activities in the following seven categories. The bulleted lists below each category heading are the titles of classes we've had in the past five years.

There are separate pages for:
Current Course list
General Information about Adult Religious Education
Children's Religious Education

Life Challenges

Life offers challenges to us that can be a central learning in our religious life. Study here helps encourage us to learn from this part of living.

• Grief as a Path to Transformation
• Bereavement and Loss
• Advanced Directives
• Parenting Class

Religious Disciplines

Offerings which help us find a disciplined path to religious understanding and experience.

• Sacred Ground - Earth-Centered Spirituality Circles
• Public Forum
• Sitting Meditation
• Sunday School for Adults

Religious Studies

Studies that focus on religious communities, individuals and activities.

• Exploring Your Religious Journey
• Being Liberal in an Illiberal Age
• Rise Up and Call Her Name
• the Haunting Church
• Issues of Fundamentalism
• UU Theology
• Stages of Faith Development in Children
• Membership series (UU History and Theology)
• Windows of Faith (World Religions)
• Cakes for the Queen of Heaven
• Building Your Own Theology
• States of Grace

Emotional, Intellectual and Creative Development

These activities help us to develop personal skills and a body of experience that enrich our religious life.

• Great Decisions (Foreign Policy Assn.)
• Afternoon Discussion Groups for Seniors. (In one participant's words, "This is an on-going and wide-ranging chance for us to talk about something besides our operations and our grandchildren." The class is usually called simply "Afternoons at Casa de Modesto", since that is where it is held.)
• Tai Chi
• Men's Spirituality Group
• Women's Dream Group
• Storytelling Week-End Retreat
• Writing Seminar
• Afternoon at the Arts
• The Sacred Table
• Women's Camping Trip
• Crafter's Quest

Social Justice and Ethics

• Ethical Decision Making

Ministry

A focus on the skills to help us share in the work of ministry.

• Sermon Seminars
• Sermon Suppers
• Video Based Conversations