Our shared covenant (our seven Principles) supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Though Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions, this responsible search has led us to embrace diverse teachings from Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.
We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions: The existence of a Higher Power One of the most important of these Italian exiles was Faustus Socinus (1539–1604). Whoever you are, wherever you came from, whomever you love, we welcome all who wish to travel this path of spirituailty, justice, compassion, and joy. In each country Unitarian leaders sought to achieve a reformation that was completely in accordance with the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
https://www.uua.org/files/includes/snippet-important-message.txt, An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Our inclusive spirituality is drawn from six sources. Unitarianism and Universalism, liberal religious movements that have merged in the United States. In 1658 a legislative decree was enacted stating that by 1660 the Socinians must either become Roman Catholics, go into exile, or face execution. Our spirituality is unbounded, drawing from scripture and science, nature and philosophy, personal experience and ancient tradition as described in our six Sources. The word Universalist was first used in 1626 to describe those who believed in universal salvation— everyone will go to heaven.
As superintendent of Transylvanian Lutheran churches Dávid had engaged in debates with Peter Melius, leader of the Transylvanian Reformed Church, with the result that Dávid had joined the Reformed Church, of which he soon became superintendent. Faustus’s own Explicatio primae partis primi capitis Ioannis (first edition published in Transylvania in 1567–68; “Explanation of the First Part of the First Chapter of John’s Gospel”) and his manuscripts of 1578, De Jesu Christo Servatore (first published 1594; “On Jesus Christ, the Saviour”) and De statu primi hominis ante lapsum (1578; “On the State of the First Man Before the Fall”), were of subsequent influence, the first, particularly, in Transylvania and all three in Poland. Controversies that ensued with tritheists, ditheists, and those who affirmed the unity of God resulted in a schism in 1565 and the formation of the Minor Reformed Church of Poland (Polish Brethren). Our inclusive spirituality is drawn from six sources: from scriptural wisdom to personal experience to modern day heroes. Unitarian Universalism (called UU for short) became a recognized religion in 1961 when the Christian Unitarian and Universalist denominations merged. In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.
Blandrata sought to protect them by the arrest and trial of Dávid, who died in prison in 1579. Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system.
In previous centuries they appealed for their views to Scripture interpreted by reason, but most contemporary Unitarians and Universalists base their religious beliefs on reason and experience. For more information contact info@uua.org. In De Trinitatis erroribus (1531; “On the Errors of the Trinity”) and Christianismi restitutio (1553; “The Restitution of Christianity”) the Spanish physician and theologian Michael Servetus provided important stimulus for the emergence of Unitarianism.
Unitarianism and Universalism, liberal religious movements that have merged in the United States.
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Unitarianism as an organized religious movement emerged during the Reformation period in Poland, Transylvania, and England, and later in North America from the original New England Puritan churches.
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Discover how to experience congregational work as an integrated element in a fully rounded spiritual life. Relativism, tolerance, and alternative lifestyles are … Dávid’s nonadorantist innovation thus endangered the Unitarians’ legal status. We are brave, curious and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are people of all ages, people of many backgrounds, and people of many beliefs. Privacy Policy. For more information contact info@uua.org. First Parish Church in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a Unitarian Universalist church. Both as individuals and as communities, they give us opportunities to go deeper with the biggest questions of meaning, purpose and possibility.
Unitarianism and Universalism merged in 1961.
24 Farnsworth Street | Boston, MA 02210 In previous centuries they appealed for their views to Scripture interpreted by reason, but most contemporary Unitarians and Universalists base their religious beliefs on reason and experience.
Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Biblical study and discussions with colleagues (e.g., with Jacobus Palaeologus) led Dávid to nonadorantism (denial that prayer should be addressed to Christ), which caused a serious crisis. Cooperation between Dávid and Blandrata led to the publication of two Unitarian books, De falsa et vera unius Dei Patris (1567; “On the False and True Unity of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”) and De regno Christi… (1569; “On the Reign of Christ”), which showed the influences of Servetus and Laelius Socinus.
Servetus, detail from an engraving by Carl Sichem, The First Amendment Encyclopedia - Unitarianism, Spartacus Educational - Unitarian Society, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Unitarianism. They were encouraged by Georgius Blandrata (1515–88), an Italian physician to the Polish-Italian bride of King John Sigismund, who aided the development of anti-Trinitarianism in Poland and Transylvania.
A few of these Polish exiles reached Kolozsvár, centre of the Transylvanian Unitarian movement, and some of their leaders moved to the Netherlands, where they continued the publication of Socinian books.
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