What is a Unitarian?

Unitarianism has its roots in Christianity, with places of worship throughout Britain and other parts of the world. Its style of worship is similar to other Protestant denominations, but a distinctive feature of Unitarianism is that it upholds the right of every person to find his or her own religious path. There is no expectation to accept any creed or dogma.

Unitarians are encouraged to search for truth within themselves, born out of their own experience, drawing on their own reason, imagination and conscience.

Unitarians place their faith in the movement of the Spirit which dwells in the soul of every human being.

As Unitarians have total freedom to work out their own faith, the religious beliefs of a typical congregation will be quite varied.

There are Unitarian Christians who follow the example and teachings of Jesus, believing that he was an outstanding religious figure filled with the spirit of God.

Some Unitarians prefer not to be called Christians because they have equal regard for other world religions.

All Unitarians, however, uphold the principle of religious freedom and seek to promote inter-faith dialogue and co-operation wherever possible.