“The Person Before You: Reflections on Worth” with Leader Mike Franch

Part 2 of the Creating a Life of Ethical Purpose” Series.
Ethical Culture puts a high value on the concept of worth. Felix Adler, our founder, made it central to his philosophy, and took great pains to distinguish it from “value.” This can be challenging. Do we have to treat everyone as a person of worth and dignity? That can be challenging.  Adler acknowledged that this can be really hard to do! To complicate things, sometimes we see race or gender expression or social status, but not the totality of the person. If we really believe in worth and dignity, how do we live our lives? Dr. Michael S. Franch is an Ethical Culture Leader and an affiliate minister at Batimore’s First Unitarian Church. Trained as a historian, Mike served as Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society before working in health policy and planning for the Maryland Department of Health. He is now a retired old guy. He plays the concertina, loves English country and contra dancing, and urban bicycling. He is a board member of the Baltimore City Historical Society and the Green Burial Association of Maryland. He is an active member of the National Leaders Council of the American Ethical Union.
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Dr. Michael S. Franch is an Ethical Culture Leader and an affiliate minister at Baltimore’s First Unitarian Church. Trained as a historian, Mike served as Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society before working in health policy and planning for the Maryland Department of Health. He is now a retired old guy. He plays the concertina, loves English country and contra dancing, and urban bicycling. He is a board member of the Baltimore City Historical Society and the Green Burial Association of Maryland. He is an active member of the National Leaders Council of the American Ethical Union.

Presider: Anne Klaeysen
Music: DuPree and Barry

 

Date

Nov 26 2023
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm

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