hartlandcat
Member
Hello I'm a Unitarian from the UK.
In the UK, it's generally accepted (amongst people interested in this sort of thing) that the only real difference between the Quakers and the Unitarians here is the way in which the service/worship is conducted Quakers sit in a circle in silence until someone feels compelled to speak, whilst Unitarians follow a more traditional low-church Protestant service, with a minister, hymns, readings, prayers and a sermon etc. However, it's often said that the beliefs of both denominations are extremely similar, and that a Unitarian would ethically and theologically fit in well with the Quakers and vice versa the only problems that either groups may have is preference for a different sort of worship style. This can be confirmed by reading and comparing the websites of the British Quakers and Unitarians:
www.quaker.org.uk
www.unitarian.org.uk
Because of this, I was somewhat dismayed to find that Unitarians are not listed on here as a Christian denomination, whilst Quakers are.
Through reading on the internet (I even started a thread about this before), I've come to the conclusion that there are a number of differences between the British Unitarians and the American Unitarian-Universalists. So what I was wondering, are there many differences (other than worship style) between the Quakers and the Unitarian(-Universalist)s in America?
In the UK, it's generally accepted (amongst people interested in this sort of thing) that the only real difference between the Quakers and the Unitarians here is the way in which the service/worship is conducted Quakers sit in a circle in silence until someone feels compelled to speak, whilst Unitarians follow a more traditional low-church Protestant service, with a minister, hymns, readings, prayers and a sermon etc. However, it's often said that the beliefs of both denominations are extremely similar, and that a Unitarian would ethically and theologically fit in well with the Quakers and vice versa the only problems that either groups may have is preference for a different sort of worship style. This can be confirmed by reading and comparing the websites of the British Quakers and Unitarians:
www.quaker.org.uk
www.unitarian.org.uk
Because of this, I was somewhat dismayed to find that Unitarians are not listed on here as a Christian denomination, whilst Quakers are.
Through reading on the internet (I even started a thread about this before), I've come to the conclusion that there are a number of differences between the British Unitarians and the American Unitarian-Universalists. So what I was wondering, are there many differences (other than worship style) between the Quakers and the Unitarian(-Universalist)s in America?