UUA Common Read
Updated January 10, 2020
A Chance to Participate in the UUA Common Read
A Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. A Common Read can build community in our congregations and our movement by giving diverse people a shared experience, shared language, and a basis for deep, meaningful conversations.
Common Read Group Meets, Newcomers Welcome
Each year’s Common Read is chosen by a committee including both headquarters and field staff of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Anyone may nominate a book.
Common Read 2018-2019
Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want, by Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen,
Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry, edited by Mitra Rahnema (Skinner House, 2017),
Common Read 2016-2017
The Third Reconstruction
Common Read 2015-16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson (2014,