In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.

Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system.As Unitarian Universalists, we do not have to check our personal background and beliefs at the door: we join together on a journeythat honors everywhere we’ve been before.

Our beliefs arediverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Ourshared covenant (ourseven Principles)supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Though Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions, this responsible search has led us toembrace diverse teachingsfrom Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.

Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions:

The existence of aHigher PowerLife and DeathSacred TextsInspiration and GuidancePrayer and Spiritual Practices

We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook, and in our values, as expressed in ourseven Principles. We are united inshared experience: our open and stirring worship services, religious education, and rites of passage; our work for social justice; our quest to include the marginalized; our expressions of love.

Beliefis theattitudethat something is the case ortrue.[1]Inepistemology, philosophers use the term "belief" to refer to personal attitudes associated withtrue or falseideas and concepts. However, "belief" does not require activeintrospectionand circumspection. For example, few ponder whether the sun will rise, just assume it will. Since "belief" is an important aspect of mundane life, according toEric Schwitzgebelin theStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, a related question asks: "how a physical organism can have beliefs?"[2]

In the context ofAncient Greek thought, two related concepts were identified regarding the concept of belief:pistisanddoxa. Simplified,pistisrefers to "trust" and "confidence", whiledoxarefers to "opinion" and "acceptance". The English word "orthodoxy" derives fromdoxa.