Is Unitarian Universalism, as a religion, Christian?
Not by any serious understanding of Christianity can Unitarian Universalism as a religion be considered Christian. But there are quite a few Unitarian Universalist Christians and quite a few Unitarian Universalist Christian congregations, particularly in New England. Unitarian Universalism is undeniably culturally Protestant. As someone once said, “the religion of Unitarian Universalism is outside the Christian consensus but the sociology of Unitarian Universalism is Protestant.” Our institutional structure and practice, including some of our language, remain grounded more in Christian forms than any other. This makes those seeking a less dogmatic alternative to mainstream Protestant Christianity comfortable among us. But it also makes others from a non-Christian background somewhat uncomfortable about making a home among us. Does one have to be a political liberal to be Unitarian Universalist? One of the myths about Unitarian Universalism is that all religious liberals are political l
