John A. Buehrens
The Reverend John A. Buehrens | |
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| 6th President of the Unitarian Universalist Association | |
| In office 1993–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. William Schulz |
| Succeeded by | Rev. William G. Sinkford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1947 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Gwen Buehrens (m. 1972)[1] |
| Occupation | Unitarian Universalist minister, theologian, writer |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalism |
| Denomination | Unitarian Universalist Association |
| Profession | Minister |
John A. Buehrens (born 1947) is an American Unitarian Universalist minister and author.
Biography
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Buehrens was ordained in 1973[2] and served his first congregation in Knoxville, Tennessee. He then became Senior Minister of First Unitarian Church of Dallas in 1981[2] and following that, Associate Minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City.[2] He was then elected to become the sixth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association; he served from 1993 to 2001 and resided in the Boston area. Following that, from 2002 to 2012, Buehrens served as minister of First Parish in Needham, Massachusetts.[2] He served as Interim Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula in Carmel, California.[2] He served as Developmental Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco and retired in June 2017.[3]
Bibliography
Buehrens's published writings include the following:
- The Uses of Memory (Voices of liberal religion), Rising Press, 1992
- A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, with Forrest Church, Beacon Press, 1998 (revised), ISBN 0-8070-1616-0 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8070-1617-9 (paperback)
- The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide, 3e, (editor), Skinner House Books, 1999, ISBN 1-55896-388-X
- Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, and Religious Liberals, Beacon Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8070-1052-9 (hardcover), ISBN 0-8070-1053-7 (paperback)
- A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-first Century, with Rebecca Parker, Beacon Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0807077382 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0807001509 (paperback)
- Universalists and Unitarians in America : a people's history, Skinner House, 2011, ISBN 978-1-55896-612-3
- Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice, Beacon Press 2020, ISBN 9780807024041
- A Religious Center with a Civic Circumference: Unitarians in San Francisco Since 1850, First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco, 2023, ISBN 979-8985275704
References
- ^ Amazon Books (n.d.). "John A. Buehrens - Bio". Amazon. Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA: Amazon.com. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "myUUA: People". Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "UUSF". UUSF. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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