“STOLES” - Christian Schmidt, Andover Newton Theological School
THE PROJECT
A recent question about whether or not to wear a stole as a candidate for the ministry sparked lively debate on the Unitarian Universalist seminarian listserv. The Radical Spirit invited participants in that conversation to submit material to this online forum. Christian Schmidt passed along this provocative reflection on the relationship between clerical stoles and the theology of ordination. He argues that stoles hold a symbolic power in Unitarian Universalist heritage that should not be overlooked.
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