Who are Unitarians?

Unitarians are people who wish their religion to be broad, generously inclusive, and tolerant rather than narrow and dogmatic.

They have a hunger for more freedom, more justice, more fairness, more fulfilment for more of earths creatures.

"Reverence for Life" points us in the right direction: respect for the wonder of creation, which is the root of worship; service, whose aim is to enable whatever life we can influence to attain its highest development.

"Unitarian" Means Unity…

The word "Unitarian" originally referred to ancient controversies about the doctrine of the Trinity - God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three persons in one. The early Unitarians did not find this doctrine in the Bible, nor did they find it helpful. They stressed the unity of God and the humanity of Jesus, and so were called "Unitarian".

Controversy about the Trinity has little appeal for modern Unitarians. Today we understand unity differently. The unity we are concerned with is the unity of all creation. We think of our religion as the sum total of the many different ways by which we may relate ourselves to this unity: through worship and devotional experience, through scientific investigation, through right conduct.

Are Unitarians Christian?

Unitarians have their own way of understanding Christianity. They stress the humanity of Jesus and the challenge of his teaching. To follow him means to serve the causes that he served. Being Christian means trying to share the generous and loving spirit of Jesus, and spreading that spirit abroad in the world. Unitarians set small store by labels, even by the label "Christian"; it is the spirit that matters.

© Rev A Howe 2007