Famous Unitarian Series: Kurt Vonnegut

Presenter: Joanne Green

Kurt Vonnegut was a writer first and Unitarian second. Although his father and grandfather were Unitarians, he himself participated infrequently in Unitarian congregations. Vonnegut is best known for his novel Slaughterhouse Five, based on his experiences in Dresden during WWII. According to one biographer, Vonnegut was a genuinely religious man who believed that morality can exist without traditional religion. Many of Vonnegut's beliefs and practices were very much in tune with Unitarian Universalists and he spoke at many Unitarian gatherings, including the General Assembly in 1986.