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UniversalismBelief in the salvation of all souls. Arising as early as the time of Origen and at various points in Christian history, the concept became an organized movement in North America in the mid-18th century. It maintains the impossibility that a loving God would bestow salvation on only a portion of humankind while dooming the rest to eternal punishment. It stresses the use of reason in religion and the modification of belief in light of the discoveries of science. Thus, the miraculous elements of traditional Christianity are rejected, and Jesus, while a worthy teacher and model, is not held to be divine. Universalist and Unitarian churches in the U.S. merged in 1961 (see Unitarianism). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This is the universal religion of mankind, not Judaism; and this kind of universal religion--without which man can become neither virtuous nor happy--was not and, in fact, could not have been revealed at Sinai. According to essayist Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, some states have promoted a universal religion or moral code in an attempt to unify highly diverse populations under one common set of values. Too many Christians accept the fashionable understanding that their faith is a slightly hyperbolic manifestation of an amorphous universal religion that has something to do with being kind. |
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