Unitarian Universalism | |
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Abbreviation | UUism[1] |
Type | Liberal religion[1][2] |
Orientation | Mix of Protestant, liberal, progressive, and pluralist[1][2][3] |
Scripture | Officially none;[2] religious principles and moral teachings were historically drawn from the Six Sources[4] |
Founder | Members of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America via consolidation[2][5] |
Origin | May 1961[5] |
Congregations | 1,048 worldwide |
Number of followers | 148,232 members of Unitarian Universalist Association congregations in the United States; 800,000 identify as Unitarian Universalist worldwide (including the U.S.).[6] |
Unitarian Universalism | |
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Abbreviation | UUism[1] |
Type | Liberal religion[1][2] |
Orientation | Mix of Protestant, liberal, progressive, and pluralist[1][2][3] |
Scripture | Officially none;[2] religious principles and moral teachings were historically drawn from the Six Sources[4] |
Founder | Members of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America via consolidation[2][5] |
Origin | May 1961[5] |
Congregations | 1,048 worldwide |
Number of followers | 148,232 members of Unitarian Universalist Association congregations in the United States; 800,000 identify as Unitarian Universalist worldwide (including the U.S.).[6] |