Comments on: Trinity I: Roll call http://boyinthebands.com/archives/trinity-i-roll-call/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Larry http://boyinthebands.com/archives/trinity-i-roll-call/#comment-47579 Larry Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:23:09 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/trinity-i-roll-call/#comment-47579 At Meadville/Lombard I did a research paper about the Trinitarian Universalists. They seemed to die out as a significant branch among the Universalists in the 1870s, with some Universalists decrying the condemnation of Trinitarian theology among them. What struck me most was that the condemnation of Trinitarian Christology was so unnecessary. It only limited the numbers of Universalists by making those Trinitarians who had Universalist beliefs look elsewhere. Working on this subject caused me to ask a few inconvenient questions. Does taking a stand on liberal social positions needlessly limit our numbers? In what other ways do Unitarian Universalists act to limit our religious movement's numbers? At Meadville/Lombard I did a research paper about the Trinitarian Universalists. They seemed to die out as a significant branch among the Universalists in the 1870s, with some Universalists decrying the condemnation of Trinitarian theology among them. What struck me most was that the condemnation of Trinitarian Christology was so unnecessary. It only limited the numbers of Universalists by making those Trinitarians who had Universalist beliefs look elsewhere.

Working on this subject caused me to ask a few inconvenient questions. Does taking a stand on liberal social positions needlessly limit our numbers? In what other ways do Unitarian Universalists act to limit our religious movement’s numbers?

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