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	American Unitarian Conference
		Thomas Jefferson had seen the Unitarian potential when he wrote "I trust that there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die a Unitarian." Although Jefferson proved unduly optimistic, the AUA quickly became one of the most prominent religious groups in the United States.
		The American Unitarian faith tradition was reborn in the year 2000 as the American Unitarian Conference, dedicated to a renewal of the historic Unitarian faith.
		The American Unitarian Conference is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
	www.americanunitarian.org (834 words)

	Encyclopedia: American Unitarian Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious denomination formed by the merger in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church in America.
		Because of this relationship between the congregations and the association, Unitarian Universalist congregations have a congregational polity of governance.
		Associate Member organizations are esteemed as inherently integral to the work of the UUA and its member congregations, and are accorded two voting delegates each to the annual General Assembly.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Unitarian-Association (1258 words)

	Unitarian Universalist Association on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Protestant church in the United States formed in 1961 by the merger of the American Unitarian Association (see Unitarianism) and the Universalist Church of America.
		The convention in May, 1961, at which the merger was approved by delegates from both churches, adopted a constitution for the merged church and elected Dana McLean Greeley, formerly Unitarian president, the first president of the new association.
		The principal purpose of the merger was to link the churches' headquarters organizations and to enable them to speak as one on social and political questions.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/UnitU1niv.asp (369 words)

	First Universalist Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unitarian Universalist societies within the Unitarian Universalist Association are creedless and encourage individual freedom of belief.
		The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was formed in 1961 by the merger of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association.
		The Unitarian Universalist Association was formed in 1961 by the merger of the Universalist Church of America and the American Unitarian Association.
	members.aol.com /YarmouthUU/AboutUU.htm (214 words)

	Frederick May Eliot: Unitarian President
		The 150th anniversary of the birth of Horace Mann, father of the American public school system, is marked at the State House as Dr. Frederick May Eliot (right), president of the American Unitarian Association, lays a wreath on the Mann statue on the State House lawn.
		Under the By Laws of the Association, it was the duty of the Board of Directors to nominate a candidate for President.
		He knew that the actual number of Unitarians was not found in the church roster but in the hearts and minds of thousands of individuals who, though tied to orthodoxy by inheritance or for social reasons, yearned for a faith free from creed and dogma.
	www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/eliot_f.html (3380 words)

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		Liberal religious thought, of both Unitarian and Universalist varieties, arose as a reaction to the theological doctrines associated with Puritanism (Calvinism) and to the excesses of the Great Awakening.
		Although the Unitarians were limited primarily to eastern Massachusetts, their worldview and values dominated that region from early in the nineteenth century until the end of the Civil War.
		Unitarian Universalists believe they are well posed for growth as the "baby boom" generation begins to seek a base for its religious quest and for religiously educating its children.
	forf.org /news/2004/unitarian.html (1646 words)

	Holier Than Thou - Unitarian Universalists
		In 1959, the American Unitarian Association -- founded in 1825 by Joseph Priestly (from the teachings of Michael Servetus, who was burned at the stake by John Calvin) -- merged with the Universalist Church in America -- originally founded in 1793 by John Murray (based on the teachings of James Relly).
		The National Unitarian Fellowshipis a nationwide network, for the exchange of ideas, opinions and news; a point of contact for all with similar ideas whether they belong to a church or not and is, perhaps, especially attractive to those who live in remote areas, are on the move or who work on Sundays.
		The name "Unitarian" comes from the period (some 400 years ago) when the movement arose out of the radical wing of the Protestant Reformation, emphasising that Jesus was a man whose teaching was to be followed rather than a God to be worshipped (the "Unity" as opposed to the "Trinity" of God).
	www.holierthanthou.info /denominations/unitarians.html (5671 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Unitarian Universalists Association
		Founder: The American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church in America came together to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.
		The Unitarian faith stemmed from the teachings of Michael Servetus and the Universalists from James Relly in England.
		It was at the Church in Transylvania that the term Unitarian originated from either its non-Trinitarian beliefs or the unity of the four-protestant churches there.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/uua.html (3134 words)

	American Unitarian
		The American Unitarian Association is mentioned in the preamble of the UUA By-Laws (more than 100 pages), which states in relevant part that "The name of this Association shall be Unitarian Universalist Association.
		I incorporated the American Unitarian Association as a nonstock corporation organized for religious and charitable purposes in Virginia.
		Fisher and I decided to use the name American Unitarian Association for our new organization because the name is legally available and because we do not believe we are inventing a new religion in any sense, but are trying to recover and preserve the Unitarian religion that the UUA has largely repudiated and destroyed.
	www.americanunitarian.org /Legal/burtondeclaration.html (1294 words)

	G.A.UU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The word "Unitarian" came into use in 16th century Transylvania and was a term used to designate a number of groups that had pledged themselves not to persecute one another and that wished to emphasize the oneness of God as distinct from the traditional Trinitarian formulation.
		The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was born in 1961 when The American Unitarian Association and The Universalist Church of America officially merged.
		The Mid-South District is a regional association of congregations in Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.
	gauu.org /index/about (642 words)

	"UUA: The First Forty Years" a sermon By Rev. Ricky Hoyt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Unitarian belief that Jesus was an entirely human spiritual leader allowed them to respect other human spiritual leaders, and that naturally moved them away from an exclusive Christian theology to a pluralistic religious perspective.
		Unitarian Universalists have always been ahead of their time in dealing with women's issues and the rights of gays and lesbians.
		A Unitarian minister, James Reeb, became a martyr to the cause when he was killed during the march by white bigots.
	www.revricky.com /sermons/uua.html (2834 words)

	OpinionJournal - Taste
		The Unitarians, corporately known as the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), are sticking to this position even now, in the face of dissidents who are bailing out because the mother church refuses to officially acknowledge the existence of a heavenly Father, Mother or Significant Other.
		The suit charges that the name "American Unitarian Association" belongs to the UUA, which was formed in 1961 by consolidating the historic American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church.
		But he believes that many Unitarians support his cause and that many other Americans seeking a spiritual home will be attracted to a Unitarianism that, by choice and default, now has God on its side.
	www.opinionjournal.com /taste?id=95000460 (687 words)

	Michael Servetus Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: Sermon Archive
		Last year we celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church in America to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.
		Unitarian Universalism has so many things to add to the American religious conversation that are not being said by anyone else.
		It is inexcusable for a Unitarian Universalist church to be anti-Christian or anti-any- other-faith.
	www.msuuf.org /Sermons/sermon042102.htm (2451 words)

	UUA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious organization, serving the "UU" churches of North America.
		The purpose of the Fellowship (UUCF) is to serve Christian Unitarians and Universalists according to their expressed religious needs; to uphold and promote the Christian witness within the Unitarian Universalist Association; and to uphold and promote the historic Unitarian and Universalist witness and conscience within the church universal.
		The UU Association was the first significant religious organization in North America to open an office for the support of equal rights for (and acceptance of) gays and lesbians.
	www.chaplaincare.navy.mil /UUA.htm (2362 words)

	Part Two: Denominational Organization and Functions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America, respectively, represent the highest organized expressions of liberal religion in nationally institutionalized forms.
		The Association has a set of by—laws, the main objective of which is to insure that procedures shall be regular, democratic and businesslike and at the same time to maintain control within the delegate body.
		Some Unitarians feel that their headquarters has been too strong and powerful, while numerous Universalist leaders are taking steps to strengthen their headquarters because they recognize it to be one of the basic requirements for denominational advance.
	online.sksm.edu /univ/writings/mergerinfomanual/merger06.html (2358 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unitarianism has been defined as a belief in one God in one person as contrasted with one God in three persons and in the humanity rather than deity of Jesus.
		In 1900 it was instrumental in organizing the International Association of Liberal Christian and Religious Freedom-a group of fifty liberal religious bodies.
		In 1961 the Unitarian Universalist Association was formed as a result of a merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/print/UU/iiu2.html (394 words)

	Rival Unitarian Groups Settle Lawsuit
		The rival American Unitarian Association has agreed to change its name to the American Unitarian Conference, the two sides said in a joint statement Oct. 20.
		The Unitarian Universalist Association had argued the name American Unitarian Association, which they never registered as a trademark, became their property in 1961 when Unitarians and Universalists merged.
		The Rev. William Sinkford, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, said the goal of the lawsuit was to protect his group's right to the name, not challenge the existence of Burton's organization.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/20011025/aponline120218_000.htm (1051 words)

	Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst - Finding Aid
		It is believed that Unitarians and Universalists have lived in Amherst as early as the 1820s.
		The building was bought by the American Unitarian Association in 1898, and in the same year the fellowship was incorporated as Unity Church of Amherst.
		In 1961 the American Unitarian Association merged with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.
	www.joneslibrary.org /specialcollections/collections/unitarian/fa.htm (218 words)

	History : First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On May 25, 1825 the American Unitarian Association was founded (in Boston, Massachusetts) under the presidency of William Ellery Channing.
		In 1946 a Unitarian fellowship sprang up on the Vanderbilt campus, but the group was asked to leave the campus when it refused to drop the word "liberal" from the description of itself.
		The antecedent of this congregation was formally organized with eleven members and $20 on May 12, 1950, and was accepted by the American Unitarian Association on May 26, 1950.
	www.firstuunashville.org /welcome/history.html (2801 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Both the Unitarians and the Universalists were active in the League of Nations Association and later closely monitored the creation of the United Nations.
		In 1946, the American Unitarian Association appointed Elvira Fradkin as an official delegate to the United Nations.
		Beginning in 1946, all work by Unitarians and Universalists at the UN was conducted on a volunteer basis.
	www.uu-uno.org /historycontent.htm (520 words)

	Dana McLean Greeley: The First Unitarian Universalist President
		When he became president of the AUA Dana was committed to complete merger between the Unitarians and the Universalists on the grounds of spiritual unity and collegiality.
		When the Service Committees of the two denominations merged, the Unitarians preferred independence from the UUA and the Universalists wanted to remain a denominational office as they had been.For many interfaith and international efforts were often of lower priority, yet Dana advocated their inclusion even when they were inadequately funded and staffed.
		The Universalists of the Phillipines, the Unitarians in the Khasi Hills of India, and the Rissho Kosei Kai of Japan, were as much his congregation as the cherished folk of Lexington, Concord, and Boston.
	members.fortunecity.com /hobeika/unitarians/greeley.html (3309 words)

	Disgruntled Unitarian-Universalists Poised To Divide Church - News about religious cults and sects
		A theological tempest is brewing within the nation's most liberal church, with critics charging the Unitarian Universalist Association has lost its spiritual moorings and has no room for those who disagree with its liberal politics.
		This weekend, a group of disgruntled church members plan to launch the American Unitarian Association, reclaiming the name of one of the UUA's predecessor organizations in an effort to fuel a "restoration" of the tradition that flourished in 19th-century New England.
		When the association was formed in 1961, it blended Unitarians, who do not embrace the Trinitarian view of God, and Universalists, who believe a loving God would not condemn human souls to eternal punishment.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /news1/an010423-08.html (654 words)

	Frederick May Eliot -- Unitarian President
		When, largely as the result of his fine work as chairman, he was called to the presidency of the A.U.A., he felt it his duty to accept the call.
		Frantisek Kovar, bishop-patriarch of The Czechoslovak Church, upon his arrival for the opening of the 122nd anniversary week celebration of the American Unitarian Association (May 19, 1947).
		In the administration of Unitarian affairs, he knew what he wanted to accomplish, and what he wanted to accomplish he was certain was for the best interests of the denomination.
	www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/eliot-frederick.html (3290 words)

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