Is reconciliation a core commitment of Unitarian Universalism in the 21st century? Is our shared commitment to communal well-being as powerful as our commitment to individual freedom? These are questions Rev. Ned will address in this exploration of “restorative justice” and “restorative practices,” which many UUs are advocating as alternatives to “retributive justice” and “punitive practices.” How might these alternatives inform everything from our stance toward criminal justice to the ways we deal with interpersonal disputes?

Our guest preacher will be the Rev. Ned Wight, Minister Emeritus, who retired in 2019 after serving congregations in Massachusetts and New York in addition to SUUF.