Hucklow Summer School: 15th to 22nd August 2025
‘Finding Our Religion: Being Unitarian in the 21st Century’
‘In essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity.’ – Peter Meiderlin
As we mark 30 years of Summer School (originally known as Religious Education Summer School) in 2025 we will turn our attention to the question of what it means to be religious, as progressive people of faith, at this moment in history. During the week, through daily talks and in-depth engagement groups, we will have a chance to examine, explore, reclaim, and affirm our religious identity as Unitarians and Free Christians, in this historic and radical faith tradition which upholds unity and embraces diversity. What would it look like for us – individually and collectively – to move beyond the spiritual ‘pick-n-mix’ and take our religion more seriously? How might we deepen our spirituality, develop theological and philosophical literacy, engage wholeheartedly with tradition, and allow ourselves to be transformed by our personal and communal religious practice? Can we discern and articulate a way of being unapologetically religious that helps us to live well, here and now, and build a better world for future generations? Join us as we tackle this theme and celebrate our 30th anniversary.
Please note that this year’s Summer School runs from Friday to Friday. There is an option once again to sign up for an online-only engagement group, running for two hours daily from Saturday-Thursday, enabling those who are unable to travel to Great Hucklow in-person to join in remotely with our core small-group activity. Our theme talks will also be livestreamed each morning for our online participants, and recordings will be freely available to all later the same day, via our YouTube channel and podcast stream.