Abstract
AbstractUnitarian Universalism is a liberal religious tradition with denominational roots in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and theological roots stretching back to the Radical Reformation and the patristic period. Originally two traditions of liberal Christianity, its current non‐creedal form includes Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, pagan, mystical, process, and humanist spiritualities.
Highlights
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religious tradition that took its present denominational form in 1961 through the consolidation of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association, founded respectively in 1793 and 1825. Both Universalism and Unitarianism were originally forms of “liberal” or “rational” Christianity that defined themselves in opposition to Calvinist orthodoxy and revivalist enthusiasm
The International Association for Religious Freedom includes liberal groups rooted in many world faiths, notably the Brahmo Samaj of India
There is no comprehensive collection of primary sources, but useful anthologies are available on such topics as the origins of Unitarianism, Transcendentalism, and women’s work for social reform (Ahlstrom and Carey 1985, Buell 2006, Myerson 2000, Emerson 2000)
Summary
McKanan, Daniel. 2013. “Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism”. Religion Compass 7, no. 1: 15–24. This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-ofuse#LAA
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