1. Beyond the Life
of the Body, the Heart, & the Mind .
2. Ways to Expand
Our Spirits .
3. Self-Transcendence, Self-Criticism, & Altruism .
4. Freedom:Transcending Enculturation and Choosing for Ourselves .
5. Creativity: Making Something Genuinely New .
6. Love: The I-Thou Encounter, Discovering Other Persons of Spirit .
7. The
Disclosure of Existential Anxiety
and
other Manifestations of Our Existential Predicament .
8. Glimpses of Joy and Fulfillment .
OUR EXISTENTIAL PREDICAMENT
Loneliness of
Spirit:
Deeper than the
Reach of Love
.
Being Depressed
in Spirit:
Deeper than
Psychological Depression
. D
Sinking into the
River of Existential Despair
.
Existential
Guilt:
Deeper than the
Pangs of Conscience
. C
Looking for the Meaning of Life . D O
Depressed?
Don't Kill
Yourself!
. D
Asking the
Ultimate Questions . D
6. MEDICAL ETHICS
When Is A
Person?
Pre-Persons & Former Persons
. D
Advance
Directives for Medical Care:
24 Important Questions to Ask
. D
Fifteen
Safeguards
for Life-Ending Decisions
.
Do I Lose the
Right to Die When I Lose Consciousness?
The Living
Cadaver:
Medical Uses
of Permanently Unconscious Bodies . D N
7. DEATH
The
One-Month-less Club:
Live Well Now, Omit the Last Month . D N
Four Differences between Irrational Suicide and Voluntary Death . D N
Four Differences between Mercy Killing and Merciful Death . D N
Four Legal Means to Choose a Voluntary Death or a Merciful Death . D N
Pulling the Plug:
A Paradigm for Life-Ending Decisions .
A New Way to
Secure the Right to Die:
Laws Against Causing Premature Death .
Two Approaches
to Right-to-Die Laws:
Granting Permission and Banning Harms .
Voluntary Death
by Dehydration
. D N
8. TERRORISM, WAR,
& PEACE
Peaceful Muslims & Violent Muslims . D N
Deprogramming
Osama Bin Laden
. D
How a World
Peace Force
Would Handle Situations like Iraq
Better than the United States As Policemen
. D N
Exit Strategy
for Iraq:
Arabic-Speaking Peace-Keepers . D N
Code
(the
green letters after some titles)
James Park is available to speak on these subjects
in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, their suburbs,
& nearby Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Even tho there is a complete written text for each cyber-sermon,
when speaking to a group, James Park prefers to speak extemporaneously,
without text or notes.
This also communicates better with a live audience.
When considering the best cyber-sermon for such a guest appearance,
the following codes might be helpful:
C.
Christian.
Sermons for people from Christian backgrounds,
helping them to make the
transition from
Christian roots to UUism.
D.
Discussion.
Subjects appropriate for group discussion, panels, etc.
We all have experiences, thoughts, questions, & stories on these
themes.
N.
Newsworthy.
These subjects are so current and perhaps controversial
that the local news media might be invited
to cover the event.
O.
Outreach.
Sermons especially appropriate for a Sunday
on which you intend to advertise for visitors
from the general public,
people who have never before attended a UU
service.
These talks presuppose no previous knowledge
of UU thinking or traditions.
And they address subjects already alive in
the minds
of people on the verge of becoming Unitarian Universalists.
Go to the opening page
for this website:
An Existential
Philosopher's Museum
.