| Unitarian Universalist Association | |
|---|---|
 Official logo of the UUA, based upon the flaming chalice motif | |
| Abbreviation | UUA |
| Classification | Unitarian Universalism |
| Polity | Congregational |
| President | Sofía Betancourt |
| Region | North America |
| Headquarters | 24 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Origin | May 15, 1961 |
| Merger of | American Unitarian Association and Universalist Church of America |
| Congregations | 1,096[1] |
| Members | 130,265 members (2024)[2] |
| Publications | UU World[3] |
| Official website | www |
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations. It was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America,[4] respectively. However, modern Unitarian Universalists see themselves as a separate religion with its own beliefs and affinities. They define themselves as non-creedal, and draw wisdom from various religions and philosophies, including humanism, pantheism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Islam, and Earth-centered spirituality.[5][6][7] Thus, the UUA is a syncretistic religious group with liberal leanings.
In the United States, Unitarian Universalism grew by 15.8% between 2000 and 2010 to include 211,000 adherents nationwide.[8] And the UUA was one of the seventeen members of the now defunct International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (1995–2021).[9]
- ^ "Congregation Search Results". uua.org. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "UUA Membership Statistics, 1961–2024". uua.org. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "About 'UU World' Magazine". uuworld.org. 12 January 2015.
- ^ Reproductive Politics. Oup USA. 9 May 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-981141-0.
- ^ YouTube: You're a Uni-What?
- ^ YouTube: Unitarian Universalism - Open Source Faith
- ^ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos: – Our Minister
- ^ Smietana, Bob. "Unitarian faith growing nationwide". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Daniel McKanan, "Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism", Religion Compass 7/1 (2013), 15.