Topic: Interdependent Web

Hot Mulch and the Sociology of the Edge: Counterculture, Liminality, and Disrupting the Status Quo

Join us in community this Sunday as Tom Kersen shares about his most recent exploration of intentional communities in the south, specifically the Hot Mulch Band and the broader countercultural scene in the Ozarks as a case study in disrupting the status quo. Drawing on Victor Turner’s concepts of liminality and communitas, Kersen argues that … Continue reading Hot Mulch and the Sociology of the Edge: Counterculture, Liminality, and Disrupting the Status Quo

Soap Box Sunday 2026

This Sunday we will celebrate our annual tradition of Soap Box Sunday, a unique UUJXN service created by our late member Fran Leber. Soap Box Sunday is held on the Sunday closest to July 4th and is an opportunity to exercise our Unitarian Universalist 5th Principle (the right of conscience and the use of the … Continue reading Soap Box Sunday 2026

Sunday Service – Special Guest Speaker Todd Allen “The Separation of Church and Hate”

  Martin Todd Allen is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. He is an educator, activist, and a degreed theologian. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us on April 26th at 11:00 a.m. to listen to fellow UU Todd Allen as he speaks to us about America Beyond Nationalism. We will discuss how our country has changed over the last … Continue reading Sunday Service – Special Guest Speaker Todd Allen “The Separation of Church and Hate”