Who was Starr King and why is he called the “orator who saved the Union?” As a Unitarian minister in the middle of the nineteenth century, he was widely recognized as a scholar, a skilled speaker, and a compassionate leader of congregations in Massachusetts and California. Today, although the Starr King School of Ministry is named for him, we know little about him. This reader’s theatre play introduces Starr King as an important theological and historical figure.

Steve Tipps grew up in Texas as a three-times-a-week Methodist. In college English class, he discovered transcendental authors and, as a result, identified as a Unitarian. In 2002, he and Becky Poplin moved to Hendersonville and he became active at UUFH as a board member, president, and treasurer. This program on Starr King was developed in a writing workshop led by the Rev. Joan Kahn-Schneider.

For forty years, Steve taught mathematics and mathematics education in elementary school through graduate. He wrote articles on instructional computing, mathematics, and teacher education and co-authored eight editions of a widely used elementary mathematics textbook. Steve has acted, directed, and worked backstage in college and community theatre.

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Topics: History, Unitarian Univeralism