Emergent Strategy is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live

2022 General Assembly Featured Speaker

“You don’t have to be a prisoner to other people’s beliefs about God, Jesus, heaven or hell - you can be free. You don’t have to be conflicted about your faith and how you live your life – you can go deeper with integrity. You don’t have to feel separated from the Universal Love of God - you can open your heart to it so that you and everyone around you are blessed.”
- Rev. Carlton E. Smith, from the Introduction to Try My Jesus

A 4-part poetry collection that explores women’s roles in familial dynamics, immigration, and El Salvador’s civil war while reflecting on the death of the poet’s father

Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Enough.

A spirited collection of short lyric essays reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling, and celebrating ordinary wonders.

Paperback edition

In 2011, Nancy Shaffer's life suddenly changed when she was diagnosed with what would be a fatal brain tumor.

An engaging, accessible introduction to Buddhism for those who are looking to explore a new spiritual tradition or understand the roots of their mindfulness practice.

Renowned visionary bell hooks explored the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All About Love: New Visions. She continued her national dialogue with the bestselling Salvation: Black People and Love. Now hooks culminates her triumphant trilogy of love with Communion: The Female Search for Love.

A beautifully illustrated “modern sacred object” of a book—inspired by vintage hymnals, prayer books, and abolitionist pamphlets—helping readers escape from grind culture and dehumanizing systems, by the author of Rest Is Resistance

Imani Perry is the 2023 UUA General Assembly Ware Lecturer

An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America

Winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction

Embrace ritual with simple yet powerful practices that slow us down to honor and mark the real moments in our lives - from the loss of a parent to the birth of a child, from grieving a pet to celebrating coming out of the closet.