Fun Trivia : Unitarian Universalism

Structure Sub-topic of: Religion Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 15 general entries. Special Topics Unitarian Universalist History Notable Unitarians and Universalists

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The Starr King School for the Ministry was founded in Berkeley in what year?

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1904.



A major event in religious liberalism (of which Unitarian Universalism is a part) took place when Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered his 'Divinity School Address.' In what year was this?

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1838.



When was Harvard Divinity School established?

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1816.



The oldest Pilgrim church in America became Unitarian in what year?

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1802. This Pilgrim church had been founded at Plymouth in 1620.



When was the first Universalist church in America organized?

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1779.



The first Unitarian churches were founded in which country?

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Romania. Unitarians, like Dracula, are from Transylvania, in what is now Romania. The earliest Unitarian churches in the region were established in the 16th century.



The Universalists were the first denomination in the United States to ordain ________ , in 1863?

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a female minister. Olympia Brown, the first female ordained minister in the United States, demonstrating the Universalists' commitment to equality in religion.



Individual congregations within the Unitarian Universalist Association have a good deal of freedom to make their own decisions about church governance and the direction of their own congregation. What is this non-heirarchical policy called?

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Congregational polity. The policy of congregational polity is inherited from the Reformation. It allows for wide variation between member congregations.



The Unitarian Universalist Association was created from a mixture of two faith groups, the Unitarians and the Universalists, in 1961. What did these two faith groups have in common?

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Both groups arose from the Christian faith, but were considered heretics by orthodox Christians. A belief in universal salvation was the hallmark of Universalism. Unitarians rejected the concept of the Holy Trinity, which was a core assertion of the Nicene Creed. These beliefs made both groups heretical in the eyes of orthodox Christians.