The Unitarians and the Universalists

Denominations in America #1

by David Robinson

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Genres: Religion, History, Christianity

Hardcover

First published March 22, 1985

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Reviews

[Dan Gorman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half a narrative history and half a biographical encyclopedia of major UU figures, this book provides an excellent primer to the intertwined histories of Unitarians and Universalists in the U.S. from the eighteenth century to the 1980s. Robinson excels at articulating complex theological issues in an accessible, clear manner.

[Steve Wiggins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very thorough introduction to Unitarianism and Universalism. Following the series template, the biographical section is a bit atomistic, but the information is very good. I published further thoughts about it on my blog: Sects and Violence in the Ancient World.

[Danielle Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book presents a very useful history of Unitarianism and Universalism, and is a must-read if you're interested in those traditions. However, it is really boring and dry; it took me months to get through because it put me to sleep.

[Rev. Sharon Wylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very dry and not particularly compelling summary of the history of Unitarians and Universalists. The most useful aspect is biographical information in encyclopedia form of prominent Unitarians and Universalists throughout history. Required but not exciting reading for UUs.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative scholarly history of both denominations in the United States, beginning in the 1700s with their separate divergences from Congregational Calvinism and going up to the early 1970s after their 1961 merger. The second part is biographies of important figures.