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The Unitarians were particularly influential in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, especially in the Anglo-Saxon world. Unitarian
churches were first established in England and then in the United States.
These people, who believed that not only Christians but all people can
achieve salvation if they believe in God, described themselves as
Universalists. The Unitarian and Universalist churches, which devel-
oped separately, merged in 1961. The New Catholic Encyclopedia summa-

rizes the common beliefs of the Unitarian Churches thus:
Jewish religious teacher, prophet, regarded by the Unitarians as an
example to follow, a master of religious and ethical life in teaching
and acting... The Bible is a collection of man-created writings, in-
cluding teachings of Jewish and Christian teachers, historical ac-
counting and literature. These works were inspired by God but we
are not to forget that this inspiration was grasped by those who
lived long-long time ago in a certain historical time and place. This
is why each writing has the marks of a cultural trend from ancient
times, with that characteristic world-view, containing precious intu-
itive insight but mistakes too. This is why the Unitarian theology
follows and accepts the results of the scientific criticism of the Bible
in adopting its ethics in life and philosophy. 87
In short, Unitarians take Prophet Jesus (pbuh) for what he actually
was: a Jewish prophet who as God's son only in a figurative sense. The
bases of Unitarian belief are described in the following terms on one

website:
The basic tenets of Unitarian belief consist of the oneness of God,
love of God and human beings, and eternal life … They respect the
memory of Prophet Jesus, but deny his divinity and do not regard
him as infallible. They regard the Christian scriptures as a document
of human experience, but maintain that since the authors were
human they were capable of error … They agree that God has sent
prophets at all times in order to show people the true path. They re-
gard the Messiah Jesus as the greatest of these … 88