15 Facts About Unitarian Universalism

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning".

Unitarian Universalism Universalists assert no creed, but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth, guided by a dynamic, "living tradition".

Currently, these traditions are summarized by the Six Sources and Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism, documents recognized by all congregations who choose to be a part of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

The roots of Unitarian Universalism are in protestant liberal Christianity, specifically unitarianism and universalism.

Unitarian Universalism was formed from the consolidation in 1961 of two historically separate Christian denominations, the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association, both based in the United States; the new organization formed in this merger was the Unitarian Universalist Association.

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In 1793, Unitarian Universalism emerged as a particular denomination of Christianity in the United States, eventually called the Universalist Church of America.

Term "Unitarian Universalism" entered the English language via Henry Hedworth, who applied it to the teachings of Laelio Sozzini and the Polish Socinians.

Unitarian Universalism churches were formally established in Transylvania and Poland in the second half of the 16th century.

The American Unitarian Universalism Association was founded as a separate denomination in 1825.

In 1961 the American Unitarian Universalism Association was consolidated with the Universalist Church of America, thus forming the Unitarian Universalism Universalist Association .

Unitarian Universalism Universalists emphasize the responsibility of the individual as well as the community for achieving spiritual growth and development.

Since Unitarian Universalism Universalists do not recognize a particular text or set of texts as primary or inherently superior, inspiration can be found in many different religious or cultural texts as well as the personal experiences of the minister.

Unitarian Universalism Universalists were and are still very involved in the fight to end racism in the United States.

In May 2004, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn ruled that Unitarian Universalism was not a "religion" because it "does not have one system of belief", and stripped the Red River Unitarian Universalist Church in Denison, Texas, of its tax-exempt status.

Unitarian Universalism advocated that Unitarian Universalists should regain their proper seat at the interfaith table by making this language their own.