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Show Edwin H. Wilson The Unitarian Position and Purpose 1945 The Unitarian Position THE CENTRAL TENET in the Unitarian position is the Free Mind church uniquely related to freedom; a principle. We are a church open-minded toward what at any time is modern; a church sympathetic toward science; a church which puts its stress on service rather than on dogma; and a church which is in a strategic position to develop a world-uniting faith at a time when humanity needs a way to transcend, through the unity of ethical action, the differences of all times in their denominational been stimulated by two been their desire for a needs. history, On the one its creeds. At Unitarians have hand, there has freedom that permits growth. On the to affirm their faith in other hand, there has been the wish a positive Out of the tension between the two, manner. Unitarianism has achieved its progress. The covenants which different Unitarian congregations have used as their bond of union express the given position of local times in their church show views. history. recurrent And ahnost efforts always, Unitarian churches at Usually the records of each the years to sum up its complete freedom of mind and conscience has been affirmed. over This Free Mind principle that in every decade new statements of the Unitarian position will be made, and that no formulation is assures us final, dogmatic, 268 When we or binding on the individual conscience. principle of religious liberty has ask how the |
