Unitarianism is a religious movement where individuals are free to follow their reason, there is no pressure from creed or scripture.
Unitarianism grew out of christianity and sees Jesus as a man to be followed not a god to be worshiped.
Unitarians believe that no religion holds the monopoly on truth. They encourage people to seek their own truth and explore the limits of their own belief. They endeavour to meet the spiritual needs of individuals in the context of a loving community, and encourage the fulfilment of all human potential.
The
Unitarian Path in One Paragraph
By
Andrew M Hill
The Unitarian path combines personal
freedom in religious faith with mutual, interdependent and supportive
community. It prefers reflective
thinking to rigid believing. Emerging
from the Jewish and Christian faiths it is fiercely loyal to Jesus and his
teaching, that we should love both God and our neighbours as ourselves. This has brought Unitarians to a grateful
recognition that their neighbours may be of other faith or different values,
and may draw upon alternative resources of faith and strength. Unitarian religion is more earthy and
practical than heavenly and passive. It
maintains an ongoing conversation of mind
and body defining, refining and incarnating those qualities of life, growth and
love which make for a better world.
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their permission to use certain pictures included in this website.
The Bathurst Estate, The Cirencester Town Council, The Cirencester Society of Friends, Cirencester Parish Church (who now own and operate the former Unitarian Chapel building). Thanks also to Admiral Images of Cirencester who provided the photographs.
