What do Unitarian Universalists believe about hell?

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• I actually grew up UU. The roots of UU can be traced back to Christian Protestantism, with an inherent belief in the Kingdom of God, as you say. However, current day Unitarian Universalists have varying opinions on the existence of God, heaven, etc. There are seven principles of Unitarian Universalism, and none of those deal with entering the Kingdom of God. As I said before, there truly is no ONE belief in the UU. There are atheists, buddhists, pagans, and christian, among others, who call themselves UUs and not share beliefs about heaven or hell. Unitarians do not collectively believe that hell has little significance, any more than they collectively believe in heaven . Some do, some don't. Those differences are respected and explored in a UU congregation.

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  by anonymous on October 6th, 2007

• I used to attend the Universalist National Memorial Church in DC, which is now of course UU, but was originally a Universalist congregation. Their historic universalism was held in high regard, and it is from that experience that I spoke.
  I grew up in the Methodist church, which in 1968 became the United Methodist Church. My dad was the next year assigned as pastor to a church that had been in the old EUB denomination. They, too, held onto their earlier traditions, perhaps as a way to honor their families, or perhaps as a way just to state that they have different roots.

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  by NH Baritone on October 6th, 2007

• I wasn't meaning to suggest that you did not speak from experience. I appreciate the discussion and simply wanted to share what my experience was. The question asked what UUs believe, and my point was mainly that there is no 'consensus' about heaven or hell in the modern day Unitarian Universalist church. I certainly wasn't arguing the historical knowledge you have on the subject. Thanks for the discussion.

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  by anonymous on October 6th, 2007

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