Unitarian

Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to:

In Christian and Christian-derived theologies a Unitarian is a follower of, or a member of an organisation that follows, any of several theologies referred to as Unitarianism:

  • Unitarianism, (1565–present) a liberal Christian theological movement known for its belief in the unitary nature of God, and for its rejection of the doctrines of the Trinity, original sin, predestination, and of biblical inerrancy
  • Unitarian Universalism (often referring to themselves simply as 'Unitarians'), a primarily North American liberal pluralistic religious movement that grew out of Unitarianism, but later became more associated with Humanism, no longer officially opposing Trinitarianism or officially supporting Theism, and which holds no specific creeds.
  • The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, a United Kingdom based organization most often known as "British Unitarians" or simply "Unitarians". Holds beliefs quite similar to Unitarian Universalists
  • International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, an umbrella organization that includes the organizations in many countries
  • Biblical Unitarianism, a fundamentalist non-Trinitarian movement (flourished c.1876-1929)
  • Nontrinitarianism, a generic name for a Christian point of view that rejects the Trinity doctrine

In other religious theologies

  • The English translation of the Arabic term موحد Muwaḥḥid (plural موحدون Muwaḥḥidūn), alternately meaning "monotheist", which may refer to:
    • The Almohad Caliphate, a dynasty and movement in the Maghreb and Al-Andalus
    • The endonym of the Druze people, a monotheistic ethnoreligious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan
    • The self-description of many Salafi and Wahhabi groups

In politics:

In classical studies:

  • A scholar who holds that the works of Homer were composed by a single individual (see Homeric scholarship)

See also

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