UU六来源

Six Sources

Unitarian Universalists place emphasis on spiritual growth and development. The official statement of Unitarian Universalist principles describes the "sources" upon which current practice is based:

·Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;

·Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;

·Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;

·Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;

·Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.

·Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Unitarian Universalist principles and purposes have been modified over time to manifest a broader acceptance of beliefs and traditions among the membership. The seventh Principle (adopted in 1985), "Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part", and a sixth Source (adopted in 1995), "Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature" were added to explicitly include members with neopagan, Native American, and pantheist spiritualities.

六个来源

一位论者强调精神的成长与发展。一位论普救主义原则的官方声明描述了当前实践所依据的“来源”：

·超越神秘和奇迹的直接体验，在所有文化中都得到肯定，它推动我们精神的更新和对创造和维持生命的力量的开放；

·先知们的言行激励我们以正义、同情和爱的转化力量来对抗邪恶的力量和结构；

·来自世界宗教的智慧，在我们的伦理和精神生活中激励着我们；

·犹太教和基督教的教义，号召我们响应上帝的爱，像爱自己一样爱邻居；

·人文主义教导，建议我们注意理性的引导和科学的结果，并警告我们不要盲目崇拜思想和精神。

·以地球为中心的传统的精神教导，庆祝生命的神圣循环，指导我们与自然的节奏和谐生活。

随着时间的推移，一位论普救主义的原则和宗旨已经被修改，以在成员中显示出对信仰和传统的更广泛的接受。第七个原则(1985年通过)，“尊重所有存在的相互依存的网络，我们是其中的一部分”，第六个来源(1995年通过)，“以地球为中心的传统的精神教导，庆祝生命的神圣循环，并指导我们与自然的节奏和谐生活”被添加到明确包括新异教成员，印第安人和泛神论精神。