Membership and donations enable the UU Studies Network to involve lay leaders, religious professionals, students, academics, and independent scholars in deeper engagement with historical, cultural, ethical and theological issues concerning Unitarian Universalism. 

Membership guarantees receipt of our quarterly electronic newsletter; notices of upcoming events, lectures, and discussions; and a printed copy of our annual Journal of Unitarian Universalist Studies, with scholarly essays and discussions and reviews of current publications in the field.

Your Membership and Donations Support these Activities and More

• The editing and printing of the Journal of Unitarian Universalist Studies (which continues the Journal of Unitarian Universalist History).
• The annual Conrad Wright Lecture at the UUA General Assembly, given by a distinguished scholar.
• The Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography, an ever-expanding online resource providing hundreds of detailed and well-researched biographies.
• Student scholarships to the UUSN’s biennial Convocations.
• Prizes for student essays in UU history, publication of UU congregational histories, and for scholarship and translations about the Polish Brethren.   
• Efforts to network and support congregational historians and archivists.
• The UU History Chat listserv, helping both scholars and everyday UUs with queries and offering interactive conversations and debates on a wide range of topics.
• A growing number of other online and virtual discussion opportunities.

Most of all, your contributions support the larger work of connecting people in the study, analysis, interpretation, and understanding of Unitarian and Universalism, both past and present.

Current Membership Rates

• One Year: $60
• Three Years: $150
• Students and Low-Income Rate:  $30

If you are in a position to make a more substantial contribution to our work, we strongly encourage you to opt for our “sponsorship” level of $150 for one year or $350 for three years. Please know that, despite the lapse in your membership, we will credit your renewal for the year ahead, ending on June 30, 2026.