Boston Unitarianism
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Boston Unitarianism was a 19th-century liberal Protestant movement centered in Boston that emphasized reason, individual conscience, and a non-Trinitarian understanding of Christianity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston Unitarian circles | 1 |
| Boston Unitarianism canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unitarianism
ⓘ
liberal Protestant movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination | Unitarian churches ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | New England liberal theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyRole | emphasis on pastoral moral instruction ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
moral teachings of Jesus
ⓘ
non-Trinitarian understanding of God ⓘ rejection of the doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ unity of God ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationalFamily | Protestantism ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on human moral progress
ⓘ
emphasis on the humanity of Jesus ⓘ rejection of original sin ⓘ rejection of predestination ⓘ view of Jesus as moral and spiritual exemplar ⓘ |
| emphasis |
benevolence of God
ⓘ
ethical living ⓘ free inquiry in religion ⓘ human dignity ⓘ individual conscience ⓘ moral character ⓘ moral influence theory of atonement ⓘ rational interpretation of scripture ⓘ reason ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
education and intellectual culture
ⓘ
philanthropy and social benevolence ⓘ |
| geographicCenter | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century American Protestantism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Unitarianism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American liberal Protestant theology ⓘ Transcendentalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Unitarian Universalism NERFINISHED ⓘ social reform movements in New England ⓘ |
| institutionalBase |
American Unitarian Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boston-area Congregational churches that became Unitarian ⓘ |
| reactionAgainst |
Calvinist orthodoxy
ⓘ
Trinitarian Congregationalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| selfUnderstanding | rational and enlightened Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | liberal Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| viewOnRevelation | revelation continuous with human reason and experience ⓘ |
| viewOnSalvation | moral and spiritual improvement rather than legal satisfaction ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Bible interpreted through reason and conscience ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | orderly and rational worship services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boston Unitarian circles