Soul Focus
From Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections by Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
April 11, 2026 · 19 min
About this episode
Rev. Peter discusses the connection between suicidal despair and authoritarian domination as products of modern materialism's spiritual wasteland.
Though suicidal despair and authoritarian domination may seem poles apart, in his Soul Focus sermon series Rev. Peter suggests that both arise mainly from modern materialism’s spiritual wasteland—and that archaic religious remedies now only aggravate these and related ills. He also reclaims the soul’s significance ... read more.
Topics covered
- suicidal despair
- authoritarian domination
- modern materialism
- spirituality
- religion
- soul significance
Keywords
- soul
- materialism
- despair
- authoritarianism
- spirituality
- religion
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