4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search in sermons

Sermons on this theme talk about a free and responsible search for truth and meaning, the fourth principle, free and responsible search. Part of UU: The Seven Principles. Least common in Mennonite churches (0.0%).

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Themes that share a sermon with 4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search more often than chance (×2 = twice as often as in sermons overall).

Churches that preach it most

• First UU of Austin 56% of 344 sermons
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of McMinnville, Oregon (UUFMAC) 40% of 35 sermons
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of McMinnville Oregon (UUFM) 13% of 30 sermons
• Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE) 9.0% of 234 sermons
• Auckland Unitarian Church | Love beyond belief 8.7% of 323 sermons
• UU Los Alamos 8.1% of 37 sermons
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie – Exploring faith. Practicing inclusivity. Living justice. 6.3% of 190 sermons
• Hucklow Summer School - Unitarian RE Week 5.9% of 34 sermons
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling - Building a loving, diverse, caring community 4.9% of 81 sermons
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville (UUCJ) 4.8% of 84 sermons
• New Faith New Media 4.4% of 68 sermons
• Expanding Horizons 4.4% of 160 sermons

Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1