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The Christian Universalist Church of America is a small non-creedal denominational body created in 1964 in Deerfield Beach, Florida [1] as a result of the merger between the Universalist Church of America with the American Unitarian Association in 1961.[2] The Christian Universalist Church of America teaches and promotes the doctrine of Universal Reconciliation. The church ceased to exist in 1967 [3] at which time it claimed 200 churches and missions in 21 states with more than 15,000 members [4] and was reestablished in 2001 in the state of Indiana first as the Universalist Church, then as the Universalist Congregations of North America and then back to its original and current name. The Church subscribes to the Winchester Profession of Faith.[5]
| Christian Universalist Church of America | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Theology | Christian Universalism |
| Governance | Congregationalist polity |
| General Superintendent | The Rev. Ashley Beckham |
| Headquarters | McKinney, TX |
| Origin | 1964 Florida |
| Official website | https://christianunivesalistchurch.org/ |
References
edit- ^ Melton, J. Gordon, Encyclopedia of American Religions, 1973, p. 607. Detroit: Gale Publishers.
- ^ Directory, Unitarian-Universalist Association, 1987, p. 1. Boston: Beacon Press.
- ^ Miller, Russell E., The Larger Hope, p. 664. Boston: American Unitarian Association.
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon, Encyclopedia of American Religions, 1973, p. 607. Detroit: Gale Publishers
- ^ Myers, J. William, Introducing Universalism: The Unending Search for Truth, n.d., Myers Publishing, Lyons, Ohio
Further reading
edit- Ballou, Hosea (1902) A Treatise on Atonement, Universalist Publishing House, Boston.
- Bressler, Ann Lee (2001)The Universalist Movement in America, 1770-1880, Oxford University Press.
- Cassara, Ernest (1997) Universalism in America: A Documentary History of a Liberal Faith, Skinner House Books, Boston.
- Church, Forrest (2010) The Cathedral of the World: A Universalist Theology, Beacon Press, Boston.
- Miller, Russell (1979) The Larger Hope, The First Century of the Universalist Church in America, 1770-1870, Unitarian-Universalist Association, Boston.
- Miller, Russell (1986) The Larger Hope, The Second Century of the Universalist Church in America, 1870-1970, Unitarian-Universalist Association, Boston.
- Pearson, Carlton (2009) The Gospel of Inclusion, Atria Books, New York City.