Voices from the Margins: An Anthology of Meditations

"This collection of reflections and aspirations invites us to listen to voices that have been silenced in the past. This kind of listening is vitally important to our religious movement. In order to create a beloved community--one that shares a powerful love and shapes a common purpose--we must know one another. In order to know one another, we must hear each other's stories, see the world through each other's eyes." - Rev. Peter Morales, from the Foreword

In Voices from the Margins, Jacqui James and Mark D. Morrison-Reed have compiled a multicultural collection of reflections and meditations from Unitarian Universalist ministers. These writings remind us of both what we miss when we don't listen to marginalized voices and the amazing insights we stand to gain when we do.

Jacqui James is a longtime religious educator who focused on developing multicultural ministries and curricula. Now retired, she is a member of First Unitarian Society in Newton, Massachusetts, and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

Rev. Mark D. Morrison-Reed served for twenty-six years as co-minister with his wife, Donna, in Rochester, New York, and Toronto, Ontario. He is the author of several books, including Darkening the Doorways: Black Trailblazers and Missed Opportunities in Unitarian Universalism from Skinner House Books.