About Unity
Unity is a worldwide non-denominational spiritual movement over 100 years old that emphasizes the divine potential within every child of God. Unity teaches that through a practical understanding and application of what Jesus taught every person can realize and express his or her divine potential for a happier, fuller and more successful life.
Millions of people have been introduced to Unity through its periodicals, "Daily Word" and "Unity Magazine", published by Unity World Headquarters in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Millions of other people have come to know Unity and receive prayer help through Silent Unity, which has maintained a round the clock vigil of prayer for more than 80 years.
Unity:
- Offers an approach which is scientifically sound, psychologically healthy, intellectually challenging, and spiritually satisfying.
- Asks you to accept and use the teachings which appear to you to be true, and to withhold judgement on the rest.
- Gives you freedom to grow spiritually at your own pace and to evolve your own working philosophy of ideas and beliefs.
- Has no creedal requirements; never asks you to profess something you do not believe.
- Has little concern for dogma, ritual, ecclesiastical garb, and other trappings of religiosity.
- Does not impose any financial burden on its adherents; is supported by freewill offerings, and looks upon tithing and other forms of giving as the joyous response of a generous, Spirit-filled soul.
- Sees religion as an open-ended search for Truth rather than a closed system.
- Sees worship as serving God by uplifting and glorifying God's spirit in man in a positive, joyous way.
- Offers more than a once-a-week religion; gives you positive ideas to think on and apply seven days a week.
- Feels it has no exclusive right to or "corner" on truth.
- Emphasizes the spiritual unity of all churches, faiths, man, and truth.
- Welcomes in dignity and love, people of all races, colors, religions, social backgrounds, and economic levels.
- Is dedicated to loving service to individuals, society, and the world at large.
- Proclaims the divinity of Jesus, but goes further and assures you that you, like Jesus, are a child of God and therefore divine in nature.
- Declares that as a child of God, you inherit His goodness, His spiritual qualities, His spiritual and material abundance.
- Stresses your dominion, as a child of God, over every challenge.
- Seeks to relate religion to daily needs, affirming that for every need there is God's perfect answer.
- Believes no negative condition of mind, body, or affairs is incurable.
- Teaches and demonstrates that healing comes through belief in prayer, but accepts all forms of healing as divine.
- Believes the body of man to be the holy temple of God, created to express harmony, life, and perfection of Spirit.
- Invites questioning minds to seek valid reasons for faith, but recognizes that intellectual perception is fulfilled in deep conviction that leads to action.
- Explains the mind as your link with God or Divine Mind, and shows how action of your mind affects your body and your circumstances.
- Sees prayer not as technique for changing God, but as a technique that expands and transforms your mind, and thus changes you.
- Assures that you can commune with God directly without intercessor or intermediary.
- Acknowledges Jesus as Savior, Teacher, Way-Shower, and Elder Brother.
- Explains the Bible spiritually or metaphysically, since literal "letter of the law" interpretation reveals only part of the truth.
- Explains the Bible and relates that God is all. "In Him we live, and move, and have our being."
- Describes God as Spirit, Creator, Source, Sustainer, Divine Mind, Life, Light, Love, Energy, Principle, Divine Law, Omnipresence, Omnipotent, Omniscience, Our Father, Mother.
- Affirms God's will to be good for every person: joy, life, plenty.
- Denies the existence of any power or presence opposed to God. There is no personal "Devil" or place called "Hell," Unity sees there are evil appearances and suffering in the world, but ascribes these to man's ignorance and erroneous use of God's laws of life.
