Winchester Profession

Universalism
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Winchester Profession, statement of Universalist faith adopted in 1803 by the General Convention of Universalists in the New England States at Winchester, New Hampshire. The declaration was phrased in general terms to embrace differing Universalist views about the nature of God, God’s relationship to humanity, Christology (doctrine concerning Jesus Christ), and universal salvation (i.e., whether or not the human soul would experience some punishment after death or would be immediately reconciled with God). Thus, it declared the unity of a loving God (to appeal to the Unitarian theology of many Universalist ministers while not rejecting the belief in the Trinity ...(100 of 166 words)