found: Work cat.: Andrews, W. Walter G. Andrews, 2021:t.p. (Walter G. Andrews, writer, poet, playwright, Unitarian Universalist)
found: Unitarian Universalist Association website, Sept. 21, 2022:who we are (we are Unitarian Universalists) beliefs and principles (our beliefs are diverse and inclusive; we have no shared creed; 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)
found: What is Unitarian Universalism?, via Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria website, Sept. 21, 2022(Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion that encompasses many faith traditions; Unitarian Universalists uphold a set of shared principles, affirming and promoting the the inherent worth and dignity of every person, justice, equity, and compassion in human relations, acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations, a free and responsible search for truth and meaning, the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large, the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all, respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part)
found: Britannica online, Sept. 21, 2022:Unitarianism and Universalism (Unitarianism and Universalism, liberal religious movements that have merged in the United States; Unitarian Universalists are creedless and deny the authority of dogmas promulgated by church councils. Their teachings historically have included the unity of God, the humanity of Jesus, humankind’s religious and ethical responsibility, and the possibility of attaining religious salvation through differing religious traditions. They emphasize the authority of the individual's religious conviction, the importance of religiously motivated action for social reform, democratic method in church governance, and reason and experience as appropriate bases for formulating religious beliefs)
found: Britannica encyclopedia of world religions, ©2006:p. 233 (in article on Christianity: "In addition to these major divisions of Protestantism, there are other churches and movements not so readily classifiable; some of them are quite small, but others number millions of members. These churches and movements would include, for example, the Society of Friends, known both for their cultivation of the "inward light" and for their pacifism; the Unitarian and Universalist bodies, which do not consistently identify themselves as Christian; Pentecostal churches and churches of divine healing, which profess to return to primitive Christianity; and many independent churches and groups, most of them characterized by a free liturgy and a fundamentalist theology")
found: Melton's encyclopedia of American religions, 2017:p. 1236 (In the twentieth century, Unitarians in America united with Universalists, a Christian movement best known for their denial of an eternal hell, and the affirmation that all people would be ultimately be saved, regardless of their religious beliefs or morals. Without fully rejecting their tradition in liberal Christianity, the Unitarian Universalists moved to a more universalist position that has become accepting of a wide variety of positive spiritualties including not only monotheist beliefs but both polytheist and nontheist perspectives. Unitarian Universalists affirm that every person is free to find and declare his or her own beliefs. It criticizes "bibliolatry" and any attempt to place one belief above others; the movement is not defined so much by "beliefs," as by "values." Congregations typically include non-theists, agnostics, Pagans, goddess-worshippers, skeptics, humanists, Buddhists, liberal Christians, earth-based spirituality and those who do not identify with any particular kind of spirituality. Those participants who identify with a religious tradition avoid doing so in any exclusive sense)
