![]() ![]() Among the adherents were a significant number of Italians who took refuge in Poland. The movement is proximate to the radical reformation Unitarianism began almost simultaneously among the Polish Brethren in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and in Transylvania in the mid-16th century the Christian denomination that emerged is known as the Unitarian Church of Transylvania. Unitarians place emphasis on the ultimate role of reason in interpreting scriptures, and thus freedom of conscience and freedom of speech in the pulpit are core values in the tradition. Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions, the Unitarian tradition is classified among "the ' liberal' family of churches". ![]() ![]() Unitarianism is also known for the rejection of several other Nicene Christian doctrines, including the doctrines of original sin, predestination, and the infallibility of the Bible. Unitarian Christians believe that Jesus was inspired by God in his moral teachings, and he is a savior, but he was not a deity or God incarnate. Most other branches of Christianity define God as one being in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Unitarianism (from Latin unitas "unity, oneness", from unus "one") is a nontrinitarian Christian theological movement that believes that the God in Christianity is one singular entity, as opposed to a Trinity (tri- from Latin tres "three"). ![]()
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