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Burton Carley | |
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Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Residence(s) | Memphis, TN |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Theology |
Burton D. Carley is an American figure of the liberal religious movement known as Unitarian Universalism. After graduating from Boston University School of Theology (Master of Theology) he was ordained in 1974 at First Church of Christ, Unitarian, Lancaster, Massachusetts (est. 1653). From 1975-83 he was the first full-time minister of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Shreveport, LA (est. 1950). From June of 1983 through spring of 2015 he served the First Unitarian Church of Memphis, Tennessee, The Church of the River, (est. 1893). He led the congregation through two expansions and the establishment of a second suburban church in Memphis, the Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church.
Brief summary of works
Carley is a progressive religious leader in the Memphis community and is a past president of the Memphis Minister Association. The Church of the River congregation was a founding member of the first southern Industrial Areas Foundation organization, Shelby County Interfaith (SCI). He served on the leadership council of SCI for a decade. With the Rev. Dr. Laurel Hallman formerly minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Texas, he edited Not for Ourselves Alone: Theological Essays on Relationship, Skinner House Books, Boston, 2014.
Notes
Carley, B. D. & Hallman, L. (2014). Not for Ourselves Alone: Theological Essays on Relationship, Skinner House Books, Boston, MA.
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