Registration for Within Term 2023 will run open in late June. Meanwhile, please browse our Within website to learn about our program.
We are excited to welcome new congregations into our AMONG program for Fall 2023! The program application will be open from March 1 – May 15, 2023, and newly accepted congregations will engage in the AMONG program from October 2023 until May 2025. Check out the AMONG section of our website for more information.
Beloved Conversations is a program for people seeking to embody racial justice as a spiritual practice. Our program is grounded in Unitarian Universalism, developed and offered by the Fahs Collaborative at Meadville Lombard Theological School, and open to all learners. In Beloved Conversations, we are here to heal the impact of racism on our lives, in order to get free together.
We are proud that our traditional, in-person version of Beloved Conversations has been offered in more than 250 congregations across the continent over the past decade and are grateful that so many communities have made our program a part of their faith formation and social justice work. In 2020, we reimagined the program for an expanded audience, with the greater accessibility and reach of a virtual platform.
Designed and intended for Unitarian Universalists, with many updated and improved new features, this curriculum offers:
More than 2,500 people from all over the United States, Canada, and the world have participated in Beloved Conversations Virtual in our first years of these new programs. In Gathering Our Selves, BIPOC UUs are building community and focusing on their spiritual needs. In Un/Learning for Liberation, white UUs are learning the spiritual skills necessary for eradicating white supremacy culture in themselves and in our wider systems. And in Among, congregational leaders are identifying ways that the systems and cultures of their congregations do not align with our Unitarian Universalist values and are working to transform them. It's collective liberation in action!
We are here to help! You can email belovedconversations@meadville.edu with any questions or for help with accessing the program.
During the Within registration period and at the start of each term, the volume of inquiries increases significantly. We do our best trying to respond as quickly as possible, but it might take longer than usual. We appreciate your patience!