Unitarianism
Sign in to saveUnitarianism is a nontrinitarian movement of Christianity, which affirms the unitary nature of God as the singular and unique creator of the universe. Unitarian theology critiques the traditional Christian theology of the Trinity, which regarded God as three distinct but unified beings—transcendent Creator God, human Savior God (i.e., Jesus Christ), and immanent Spiritual God (i.e., the Holy Spirit). Unitarians viewed this understanding of God as a later theological corruption, and they embraced a view of God as a singular, unified entity; in most Unitarian theological interpretations, Jesus C
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Unitarianism is a Christian movement that rejects the traditional belief that God exists as three distinct persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and instead teaches that God is a single, unified being. Unitarians believe the Trinity doctrine was a later theological development that corrupted earlier Christian understanding, making their interpretation of God's nature fundamentally different from mainstream Christian denominations.
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24 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- History
- Beliefs
- Christology
- Socinian Christology
- Arianism
- Other beliefs
- Worship
- Modern Christian Unitarian organizations
- International groups
- Transylvania
- United Kingdom
- India
- United States
- Australia and New Zealand
- South Africa
- Ireland
- Denmark
- Biblical Unitarians
- Notable Unitarians
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Unitarianism is a nontrinitarian movement of Christianity, which affirms the unitary nature of God as the singular and unique creator of the universe. Unitarian theology critiques the traditional Christian theology of the Trinity, which regarded God as three distinct but unified beings—transcendent Creator God, human Savior God (i.e., Jesus Christ), and immanent Spiritual God (i.e., the Holy Spirit). Unitarians viewed this understanding of God as a later theological corruption, and they embraced a view of God as a singular, unified entity; in most Unitarian theological interpretations, Jesus Christ retains highest respect as a spiritual and moral teacher of unparalleled insight and sensitivity, with his divine nature as the Son of God being subordinate to the Creator God.
Many Unitarians believe that Jesus Christ was inspired by God in his moral teachings and that he is the savior of mankind, and the Son of God, but he is not equal to God himself. Accordingly, Unitarians reject the Ecumenical Councils and ecumenical creeds, and sit outside traditional, mainstream Christianity. Unitarianism was established in order to restore "primitive Christianity before later corruptions set in". Likewise, Unitarian Christians generally reject the doctrine of original sin. The churchmanship of Unitarianism may include liberal denominations or Unitarian Christian denominations that are more conservative, with the latter being known as biblical Unitarians.