Seriously. I'd like to know. Are they Jesus people or what?
2006-11-01 11:34:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God and not the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in one God) proclaimed at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Historic Unitarians believed in the moral authority, but not the deity, of Jesus. Unitarians are characterized by some as being identified through history as free thinkers and dissenters, evolving their beliefs in the direction of rationalism and humanism.
Try going to this website. It give you loads of infomation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarians
Hope this helps.
2006-11-01 11:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by ._. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally: Unitarians are Christians who wanted to be free from conceptions about 1. God being Father, Son and Holy Spirit - the wanted a unitary God, not three persons in one. 2. Jesus being God or divine... they wanted focus on "the teachings of Jesus... not teachings about Jesus."
Nowadays: They focus on free thought in a religious context. Allowing people to wonder at the universe through belief in one, many or no God(s). Some are Jesus people, some aren't, some aren't sure.
2006-11-01 19:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Within the Christian spectrum, they are marked more by what they deny than what they accept. They deny the inerrancy of the Bible, the divinity of Jesus, the existance of the Trinity, the atonement of Christ's propitiatory death, the resurrection of Jesus Christ bodily, the existance of Heaven or Hell, the doctrine of original sin, and the list goes on.
Mostly, find what Christains believe as orthodox doctrines, and Unitarians don't accept it.
I recommend www.carm.org and type in "unitarian" into the search block.
2006-11-01 19:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Unitarians believe in respect and acceptance. Buddhists, christians, all faiths worship together and share their beliefs in an atmosphere of safety and interest.
2006-11-01 19:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
they have roots in the reformation and also in the transcendentalist movement in the US.
It depends on which Unitarian Church you go to--some will be very Christian and feel like you're in any sort of mainline protestant church. Other Churches will never have even a mention of God in their worship services. it just depends.
They are Universalists in terms of their beliefs about salvation. This sort of openness means that they get poked fun of a lot, sometimes out of good nature, sometimes out of more malicious intent.
2006-11-01 19:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by carwheelsongravel1975 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unitarians are not "Jesus people."
They believe in everything and anything.
2006-11-01 19:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything. you bring your beliefs with you.
2006-11-01 19:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋