Doug Muder is an online columnist for UU World and a member of First Parish in Bedford, Massachusetts. His articles for the print version of UU World include "Not My Father's Religion: Unitarian Universalism and the Working Class" and "Who's Afraid of Freedom and Tolerance?" He has also written for The Humanist, Religious Humanism, and Public Eye. He produces a once-a-week blog The Weekly Sift, which bills itself as "the political blog for people who don't have time for political blogs." He is working on an introduction-to-UU book for Skinner House Books, tentatively titled Unitarian Universalism 101.

Doug took a chance on his teen-age dream of being a writer after ten years as a research mathematician for the Mitre Corporation, where he specialized in geometry and information theory. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Chicago.

He has a long-term interest in adult religious education, and has created and led several courses for First Parish in Bedford. His favorite was a collaboration with his wife Deborah Bodeau: "Practical Magick", an introduction to the uses of ritual in everyday life.

Doug and Deborah live in Nashua, New Hampshire. They will celebrate their 25th anniversary in March.

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