One of the central questions that haunts the human mind and heart is, “What sort of being are we?” It’s kind of obvious we’re mammals and part of the natural order. Yet it is also obvious we are distinctive in a way that seems profound. Today we reflect upon humanity’s evolutionary emergence from ‘just another primate’ to whatever it is we are now.

Speaker Bio

The Reverend Mark Gallagher served for twenty-one years as pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver (Washington), having previously served several other west coast congregations briefly. He still lives in Vancouver and has a private practice ministry of preaching, teaching, and leading workshops. He has spoken at UUFM several times over the years.