Margot Adler

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover, Massachusetts

A Liberal Religious Voice in the Merrimack Valley since 1847

Margot Adler
sponsored by the Women's Spirituality Series

"Lessons from the Pagan and Earth Religions in a World of Religious Violence.

Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Old Town Hall, 20 Main Street, Andover, MA

There are at least a million contemporary Pagans worldwide - and in the US, members of contemporary earth religions number anywhere from 300 to 750 thousand - that's more than there are Unitarian Universalists, or Quakers, or US based Bahais. In a world increasingly defined by religious wars, the earth religions do not proselytize; they are not based on scriptures or the words of prophets, but rather on seasonal ceremonies: on what people "do," not what they "believe." These traditions are comfortable with evolution and modern science and technology, and yet they are at home with ecstatic rites and rituals, with magic, shamanism and other techniques that usually are at odds with modernity. These religious movements have important insights to give to our society at this perilous moment.

Margot Adler is the author of Drawing Down the Moon, the classic study of contemporary nature religions, Paganism and Goddess Spirituality. The book, originally published in 1979, was revised, expanded and updated this fall. She is also the author of Heretic’s Heart, A Journey through Spirit and Revolution ( a 1960’s memoir). She is New York correspondent for National Public Radio, and her pieces air on NPR’s award winning shows: Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. She is also the host of Justice Talking, a public radio show about law and American life. She is a priestess of Wicca, an elder in the Covenant of the Goddess, and was for ten years on the board of CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans) and also a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of All Souls in NYC.

For more information, please contact Susan Foster at susanjfoster@comcast.net.

Ticket cost is $20 per person and may be purchased in advance at Circles of Wisdom, 90 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810 (978-474-8010) or at the door starting at 6:00 p.m.

This event is sponsored by the Adult Education Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Andover and is wheelchair accessible.

Directions to Old Town Hall in Andover, MA:

From Boston and points south: I-93 North to Route 125 (Exit 40). Bear right at the top of the ramp and take Route 125 toward North Andover to Route 28 North. Follow Route 28 North for approximately 2.5 miles into downtown Andover. Old Town Hall will be on your right.

From New Hampshire and points north: I-93 South to I-495 North to Route 28 South (Exit 41). Follow Route 28 South for approximately 1 mile into downtown Andover. Old Town Hall will be on your left.

From Maine and points east: I-95 to I-495 South. Exit at Route 28 South (Exit 41). Follow Route 28 South for approximately 1 mile into downtown Andover. Old Town Hall will be on your left.

From Worcester and points west: I-495 North to Route 28 South (Exit 41). Follow Route 28 South for approximately 1 mile into downtown Andover. Old Town Hall will be on your left.

Parking: There are two municipal parking lots behind Old Town Hall. There is an additional municipal lot on Route 28 one block south of Old Town Hall.

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Andover • 6 Locke Street, Andover, MA 01810 • (978) 475-4454