Our Beliefs
In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.
As Unitarian Universalists, we do not have to check our personal background and beliefs at the door: we join each other on a journey that honors the experiences, knowledge, and understanding we’ve gained before.
Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. For our forebears in the Universalist tradition, love without conditions or limits was the most essential aspect of God. From our Unitarian traditions, we hold that both reason and reverence are important in our spiritual toolkit. We make room for what we can know and for all that we cannot yet know, for science and reason along with mystery and wonder.
Living Tradition
Even now, with many different understandings of God and a strong tradition of non-theism, love remains at the center of our lives together. For some among us, this is God’s divine love. For some of us, it is the love of a people who keep supporting one another, even and especially when we do not all agree. Throughout, we share a commitment to expanding how to love more deeply at all levels—how to love ourselves, one another, and the interdependent web of life of which we are a part.
The values we share are inseparable and deeply interconnected:
• Justice: We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all feel welcome and can thrive.
• Equity: We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.
• Transformation: Our living tradition adapts to a changing world and supports individuals in their growth and the deepening of their understanding.
• Pluralism: We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.
• Interdependence: We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it.
• Generosity: We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.
Together, we find strength in making meaning together and supporting each other’s spiritual journeys. In this way, love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values.