Unitarian Universalism

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denomination liberal religion religious movement

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religious movement that emphasizes individual spiritual exploration, social justice, and inclusivity, drawing from diverse theological and philosophical traditions rather than a fixed creed.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Unitarian Universalism canonical	37
Unitarian Universalist	12
Unitarian Universalist movement	3
Unitarian Universalist (via United First Parish Church)	1
Unitarian Universalist humanism	1
Unitarian Universalists	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	denomination ⓘ liberal religion ⓘ religious movement ⓘ
allows	Buddhist members ⓘ Christian members ⓘ Jewish members ⓘ agnostic members ⓘ atheist members ⓘ pagan members ⓘ theist members ⓘ
coreValue	acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth ⓘ free and responsible search for truth and meaning ⓘ goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all ⓘ inherent worth and dignity of every person ⓘ justice, equity, and compassion in human relations ⓘ respect for the interdependent web of all existence ⓘ right of conscience and use of democratic process ⓘ
doesNotHave	fixed creed ⓘ
drawsFrom	Buddhism ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Unitarianism ⓘ surface form: Unitarian Christianity Universalist Christianity ⓘ earth-centered spirituality ⓘ humanism ⓘ liberal Christianity ⓘ mysticism ⓘ paganism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ
emphasizes	democratic process in congregations ⓘ freedom of belief ⓘ inclusivity ⓘ individual spiritual exploration ⓘ reason ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ social justice ⓘ tolerance ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Europe ⓘ other regions worldwide ⓘ primarily North America ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	U/U ⓘ UU ⓘ
hasGoverningBody	Unitarian Universalist Association ⓘ surface form: General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association
hasMainClassification	non-creedal religion ⓘ post-Christian religious tradition ⓘ
hasOrganization	Unitarian Universalist Association ⓘ
hasPolity	congregational polity ⓘ
hasPractice	lighting of the flaming chalice in worship ⓘ
hasRegionalVariant	Canadian Unitarian Council ⓘ
hasSymbol	flaming chalice ⓘ
hasWorshipStyle	services often including readings, music, and meditation ⓘ varied worship practices ⓘ
historicalRoot	18th–19th century Universalist belief in universal salvation ⓘ Reformation-era anti-Trinitarianism ⓘ
languageOfWorship	primarily English ⓘ
mergerLocation	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mergerYear	1961 ⓘ
originatedFromMergerOf	Unitarianism ⓘ Universalism ⓘ
recognizes	multiple sources of religious wisdom ⓘ
rejects	doctrine of eternal damnation ⓘ
supports	LGBTQ+ equality ⓘ environmental justice ⓘ interfaith cooperation ⓘ racial justice ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ
teaches	truth is continually revealed ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Church Unitarian Littleton → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

First Church Unitarian Littleton → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Church Unitarian Littleton → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Church Unitarian Littleton → isPartOfReligiousMovement → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist movement

First Church Unitarian Littleton → isPlaceOfWorshipFor → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalists

Unitarianism → influenced → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unitarianism → relatedMovement → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Church of the Presidents → religiousDenomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Church of the Presidents → hasDenomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Adams family crypt → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist (via United First Parish Church)

Sewall Wright → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unitarian Universalist Association → religiousTradition → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unitarian Universalist Association → hasLayMemberTitle → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Unitarian Universalist Association → affiliatedMovement → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist movement

Frank Lloyd Wright → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

E. E. Cummings → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Ansel Adams → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Clyde Tombaugh → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Church of Rochester → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Church of Rochester → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Gypsy Rose Lee → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unity Temple → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

United First Parish Church historic site → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Humanist Manifesto I → influenced → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist humanism

First Unitarian Society in Newton → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Society in Newton → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

UU → standsFor → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Canadian Unitarian Council → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Roger MacBride → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Adams family tomb → denominationOfChurchAbove → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Forrest Church → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Amos G. Throop → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Church of St. Louis → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Alton Lemon → religiousBelief → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Universalist Church of America → partOf → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist movement

Old Ship Church → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Phyllis Diller → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Parish Church in Portland → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Parish Church in Portland → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Ethical Culture → relatedMovement → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unitarian Church of Barnstable → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Unitarian Church of Barnstable → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Arlington Street Church → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist

Arlington Street Church → religiousTradition → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

Chester Carlson → religion → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Parish Church of Dorchester → religiousAffiliation → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

First Parish Church of Dorchester → denomination → Unitarian Universalism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Unitarian Universalist