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Taking a UU Approach

Unitarian Universalists recognise a life of compassion, gratitude, humility requires effort and mutual support.  We continue to experience awe of something greater than ourselves, a sense of connection with all living things, and a continuous duty to act ethically.  We appreciate that spirituality complements rationality and emotion in navigating life's hardships.  
We recognise the power of coming together in beloved community in our search for truth and meaning.  We enrich ourselves by giving and investing our time and skills in the improvement of our world.  Unitarian Universalism is this set of values.  For us, this is "religion" redefined.

UU History
• Core ideas stem back to the earliest days of Christianity.
• UU stems from the Protestant branch (but now includes all liberal religious ideas).
• Unitarians: believed in the oneness “unity” of God or the universe instead of a trinity (Trinitarian).  They believed that it was okay to use reason to search for the truth.
• Universalists: believed that everyone would be saved “universally” (God or the universe loves everyone equally no matter what.) They believed that God loves all people equally.
• In 1961 the Unitarians and Universalists merged in the United States (but not everywhere in the world.) 


Today, the combination has led to the current Unitarian Universalist belief that truth and spiritual meaning can be found in all faiths. UUs think there are many true paths and that all human belief systems have value. 

•  Community of free thinkers who seek to growing spiritually through learning and action with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love.
•  UU is open to and learns lessons from many faith traditions.
•  When you are a Unitarian Universalist you can also be a  humanist, agnostic, atheist, Jewish person, Muslim, Christian, Quaker, neopagan, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, spiritual but not religious, and many more.


Many UUs consider themselves to defy standard definitions of belief.  Some of us identify as humanists, agnostics, atheists, Buddhists, Hindus, Christian, Jewish,  

Historically, Unitarian Universalism stems from a long progressive faith tradition tracing its roots back to movements in the 1500's which led to the Protestant reformation.   Today, Unitarian Universalism has evolved into a non-creedal denomination in which the individual congregations affirm seven common principles  summarised below.  For more information, visit the links provided on this page. 


Useful Links

Unitarian Universalist Association (United States)    

European Unitarian Universalists

Unitarian Universalists of Basel 

International Council of Unitarians and Universalists

General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (Britain)

The UU online magazine.

UU books 
The 7 UU Principles
  • 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.
The Sources of our "Faith"
  • Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
  • Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
  • Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
  • Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
  • Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.
  • Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
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