The Through Line Quotes

“(This was the Second Great Awakening, a massive movement for religious revival. Before it began in the 1790s, about one in ten Americans were members of churches, but by its end in the 1840s, eight in ten were.)”
― Kate R Walker, The Through Line: 200 Years of the Berry Street Essay

“The key thing that our rational heritage reminds us of is not that we should be tolerant of every truth people declare, simply affirming them in our desire to embrace diversity or be understanding of others. Rather, the use of reason is a historical foundation of Unitarian Universalism, telling us that our own search for truth must be diligent and discerning and that it requires community. We must remind ourselves that not everything one feels is true. Truth is to be explored. Truth is to be tested. Truth is to be verified. And we must continue the search because new truths wait to be discovered. This is an important heritage, not to be abandoned.”
― Kate R Walker, The Through Line: 200 Years of the Berry Street Essay