The Transient and the Permanent | Ancestors of Our Faith Series | Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter | 10.12.2025
In this sermon from the Ancestors of Our Faith series, Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter explores the radical faith of 19th-century Unitarian minister and abolitionist Theodore Parker, whose ideas reshaped the course of liberal religion. Drawing inspiration from Parker’s distinction between what is “transient” and what is “permanent” in faith, Rev. Kanter invites us to examine the difference between the outer forms of religion and the enduring inner truths that give them meaning. What truly lasts in a world of constant change?
Rev. Kanter reminds us that the heart of Unitarian Universalism is not dogma but compassion, not conformity but courage. This sermon calls us back to the permanent thread that binds humanity together: to love one another, to act justly, and to live from the heart.
