Unitarian Universalism
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| - | '''Naturalism''' is any of several philosophical stances, typically those descended from [[materialism]] and [[pragmatism]], that do not distinguish the [[supernatural]] (including strange entities like non-natural values, and universals as they are commonly conceived) from [[nature]]. Naturalism does not necessarily claim that phenomena or hypotheses commonly labeled as [[supernatural]] do not exist or are wrong, but insists that all phenomena and hypotheses can be studied by the same methods and therefore anything considered supernatural is either nonexistent or not inherently different from natural phenomena or hypotheses. | + | '''Unitarian Universalism''' is a [[theologically]] [[liberal religion]] characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for [[truth]] and [[meaning of life|meaning]]".<ref>(The 4th principle of Unitarian Universalism)[http://www.uua.org/visitors/6798.shtml UUA.org Seven principles]</ref> Unitarian Universalists do not share a [[creed]]; rather, they are unified by their shared search for [[spiritual growth]] and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a result of that search and not obedience to an authoritarian requirement. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of [[Religious belief|beliefs]] and practices. |
| - | Any method of inquiry or investigation or any procedure for gaining [[knowledge]] that limits itself to natural, physical, and material approaches and explanations can be described as naturalistic. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | ==See also== |
| - | <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:3; column-count:3;"> | + | *[[Post-Christian]] |
| - | * [[Metaphysical naturalism]] | + | *[[United and uniting churches]] |
| - | * [[Positivism]] | + | *[[United Church of Christ]] |
| - | * [[Materialism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Physicalism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Atheism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Brights movement]] | + | |
| - | * [[Unitarian Universalism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Empiricism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sociological naturalism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Supernaturalism]] | + | |
| - | * [[George Santayana]] | + | |
| - | * [[Bonum sane]] | + | |
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Unitarian Universalism is a theologically liberal religion characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning".<ref>(The 4th principle of Unitarian Universalism)UUA.org Seven principles</ref> Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a result of that search and not obedience to an authoritarian requirement. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.
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