UU Sources and Principles

What Inspires
Unitarian Universalist Beliefs

Rather than having any one sacred text, as seekers of truth and enlightenment, we find meaning in a variety of sources, including:

Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, that moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life;

Words and deeds of prophetic women and men that challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love;

Wisdom from the world's religions that inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;

Jewish and Christian teachings that call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;

Humanist teachings that counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;

Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions that celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

We, as a Unitarian Universalist congregation, do covenant to promote and affirm:

1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person.

2. Justice, equity and compassion in human relations.

3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.

4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

5. The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.

6. The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.

7. Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.