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A doctrine of universal salvation
the theological belief that all souls can attain salvation
the state of being universal
A part of Unitarian Universalism
{n} the belief that all men will be saved
Belief in the salvation of all souls. Arising as early as the time of Origen and at various points in Christian history, the concept became an organized movement in North America in the mid-18th century. It maintains the impossibility that a loving God would bestow salvation on only a portion of humankind while dooming the rest to eternal punishment. It stresses the use of reason in religion and the modification of belief in light of the discoveries of science. Thus, the miraculous elements of traditional Christianity are rejected, and Jesus, while a worthy teacher and model, is not held to be divine. Universalist and Unitarian churches in the U.S. merged in 1961 (see Unitarianism)
The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made happy, in the future state
A holistic or collectivist concept that considers a society as an acting entity with its own will and ends which are independent and separate from those of its individual members The ends of the group are determined by a superhuman power and revealed through a leader whose authority and statements of "truth" can never be questioned by reason or faithful believers Holding that families and communities direct the development of individuals, rather than vice versa, universalists consider social aggregates, such as nations, as an articulated whole to which the functions of individuals must be subordinated Society's desired ends are realized solely by compelling individuals to function as prescribed by the political community A modern proponent of universalism was Othmar Spann (1878-1950) whose ideas formed the basis for much of Nazism EP 43, 47-48, 153, 209-10; HA 44-45,145-53
{i} general quality, universal characteristic; religious viewpoint which asserts that all people will eventually find salvation
All humanity has or will ultimately have a positive connection and relationship with God A universalist belief system or universalism states that every human being will be reunited with God whether they believe in Jesus Christ or not This belief system also says that every human being has Divinity or God within them
the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
A Christian heresy derived from the Greek word apocatastasis, which means "complete salvation" It is the belief that everyone would eventually reach heaven after death It was promoted in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries of the Christian church by Clement and Origen Traditional Christianity has taught that heaven is reserved for a small minority of people, and that the vast majority will go to Hell to be tortured for all eternity without mercy Many denominations are drifting towards Universalism because an eternity in Hell seem to many people to be incompatible with a loving deity
The teaching that all people will eventually be saved through the universal redemption of Jesus Some universalists teach that even the devil, after a time of punishment, will be redeemed
Principles considered valid for all across globe, or doctrine emphasizing importance thereof Example: universal human rights, or advocacy thereof Commonly contrasted with, or criticized on grounds of, particularism
A Protestant Christian religion which held as one of its central tenets the idea of universal salvation--everyone would go to Heaven It existed in various forms from the 900's until 1961, when the Universalist Church of America merged with the American Unitarian Association to form the Unitarian Universalist Association
The belief that all will be saved Every person will go to heaven after death
The philosophy that there are ethical standards that apply to all situations regardless of the individual, group, or culture
Unitarian Universalism
A theologically liberal religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning."
Unitarian Universalism
A religious association of Christian origin that has no official creed and that considers God to be unipersonal, salvation to be granted to the entire human race, and reason and conscience to be the criteria for belief and practice.Unitarian Universalist adj. & n
Unitarian Universalism
religious doctrine which rejects Trinitarianism and advocates the practice of reason and personal conscience and the belief in salvation for all humankind
Christian Universalism
the Christian belief that all human souls will eventually get to Heaven
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A proponent of universalism
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Universal in scope
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{n} an adherent to universalism
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{i} supporter of universalism
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Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines
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One who affects to understand all the particulars in statements or propositions
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One who believes in Universalism; one of a denomination of Christians holding this faith
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