It asserts that the unsaved will undergo hell, but that hell is remedial (neither everlasting nor purely retributive) according to key scriptures and that after purification or conversion all will enter heaven.
Some believe in heaven. Few probably believe in hell except for the hell that people create for themselves. Some UUs believe in reincarnation, and some believe there is no afterlife.
Contrary to what many would suppose, universalism, understood as above, receives strong scriptural support in the New Testament. Indeed, I judge the support strong enough that if I had to choose between universalism and anti-universalism as the “position of Scripture,” I'd pick universalism as the fairly clear winner.
The Universalists believed it impossible that a loving God would elect only a portion of humankind to salvation and doom the rest to eternal punishment. They insisted that punishment in the afterlife was for a limited period during which the soul was purified and prepared for eternity in the presence of God.
The problem that leads to universalism is a failure of imagination: because universalists accept a picture of grace as irresistible, on which freedom is an illusion, the possibility of hell can only mean for them that God positively delights in the suffering of those whom he set up to fail.
Though formally condemned as heresy by the fifth ecumenical council, the doctrine has frequently found advocates of disconcerting eminence in the ranks of theology.
Amin's point is this: in order to achieve a true universality, we have to recognize the particularity of the conditions that different people face based on their location in the overarching social system. That's the paradox: the path to universality is through particularity.
The remaining central beliefs of Christian universalism are compatible with Christianity in general: God is the loving parent of all people (see Love of God). Jesus Christ reveals the nature and character of God and is the spiritual leader of humankind (see New Covenant).
The doctrine has been rejected by most mainstream Christian churches, which tend to maintain at least the possibility that many are not saved, but it has received support from many prestigious Christian thinkers as well as many groups of Christians.
Biblical unitarianism (otherwise capitalized as biblical Unitarianism, sometimes abbreviated as BU) is a Unitarian Christian denomination whose adherents affirm the Bible as their sole authority, and from it base their beliefs that God the Father is one singular being, and that Jesus Christ is God's son but not divine.
Definition: The Universal Church derives its definition from the baptizing ministry of the Holy Spirit. The key verse on this is 1 Cor. 12:13,"by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body." We see from this passage that the church is like the physical manifestation of Christ, i.e., his body.
As an example, the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts various rights to all people – e.g., to marry, own property, and access equal protection under the law – regardless of culture or nationality.
At the heart of Catholic thought on salvation is both the belief in “the great mercy of God who desires that all men be saved” (Catechism 1261, cf. 1 Tim 2.4) and in the human freewill capacity to reject God.
Unitarianism is a form of Christianity that denies the doctrine of the Trinity, whereby God is manifested as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
GOD AND UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
Some understand God as the creative force in the universe; others see God as the Ultimate Mystery that encompasses all life, while others experience Gods as the love and compassion within us and surrounding us. For many, God is the word that describes what no other single word can.
This holds true for our Unitarian Universalist congregations, where divorce and broken relationships are considered one of the possible consequences of being human, as well as a reflection of the diversity of human experience.
Islam shares a number of beliefs with Christianity. They share similar views on judgment, heaven, hell, spirits, angels, and a future resurrection. Jesus is acknowledged as the greatest prophet and venerated as a saint by Muslims.
A flame within a chalice (a cup with a stem and foot) is a primary symbol of the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition. Many of our congregations kindle a flaming chalice in gatherings and worships and feature the chalice symbol prominently.
In whomsoever this takes root and grows, of what nation so ever, they become brethren in the best sense of the expression.” Over the centuries, particularly in North America and the United Kingdom, many Quaker meetings have moved to embrace this sort of universalist perspective.
Unitarian Universalism is not an atheist movement, but a religious movement into which some atheists may comfortably fit. The movement proclaims the importance of individual freedom of belief, and it includes members from a wide spectrum of beliefs.
In addition, they rejected the doctrine of original sin, moving away from the Calvinism of the Congregationalists. New England Universalists rejected the Puritan forefathers' emphasis on the select few, the Elect, who were supposed to be saved from eternal damnation by a just God.
Universalizing religions, such as Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam, all seek to convert new believers to their religions and are thereby global (or universal) in their spread.
2) There is only one God. The God of the Christian is Allah to the Muslims, Adonai (The Lord) to the Jews, Brahman to the Hindus, Ahura Masda to the Zoroastrians, and is found by the Buddhist in their concept of universal mind. Although each religion gives him a different name, he is one and the same.
The paradox of doing things that are totally in contradiction with our principles and beliefs is probably the most common paradox. Because it is inherent in our nature, it is almost impossible for us to change.
the view that the values, concepts, and behaviors characteristic of diverse cultures can be viewed, understood, and judged according to universal standards. Such a view involves the rejection, at least in part, of cultural relativism. Also called cultural absolutism.