Editing Unitarian Universalism (section)

===Universalism===
{{Main|Universalism|Christian universalism}}

Universalists claim a long history, beginning with several Church Fathers, though some modern scholars question whether these church fathers taught the defining doctrine of Universalism ([[universal salvation]]).<ref>Westminster Origen Handbook</ref><ref>[[Morwenna Ludlow|Ludlow, Morwenna]]. (2000). "Universal Salvation: Eschatology in the thought of Gregory of Nyssa and Karl Rahner". New York; Oxford University Press.</ref><ref>Stone, Darwell. (1903). ''Outline of Christian Dogma''. New York: Longmans, Green & Co. [https://archive.org/details/outlineschristi00stongoog/page/n365 p. 341].</ref>

This core doctrine asserts that through Christ every single human soul shall be saved, leading to the "restitution of all things" ([[apocatastasis]]). In 1793, Universalism emerged as a distinct denomination of Christianity in the United States, eventually called the [[Universalist Church of America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are/history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204070253/http://www.uua.org/visitors/ourhistory/6904.shtml|title=History of Unitarian Universalism|date=October 9, 2014|archive-date=February 4, 2010|website=UUA.org}}</ref> Early American advocates of universal salvation such as [[Elhanan Winchester]], [[Hosea Ballou]] and [[John Murray (minister)|John Murray]] taught that all souls would achieve salvation, sometimes after a period resembling [[purgatory]].<ref>William Latta McCalla (1825). ''Discussion of universalism''. p. 105. "THIRD UNIVERSALIST ARGUMENT. As it is a fact that many Universalists advocate a sort of purgatory, a concise notice will be taken of those texts which are erroneously thought to countenance that doctrine."</ref> [[Christian universalism|Christian Universalism]] denies the doctrine of everlasting [[damnation]], and proclaims belief in an entirely loving [[God in Christianity|God]] who will ultimately [[Salvation#Redemption|redeem]] all human beings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://100yearsagotoday.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/church-lays-corner-stone-in-new-hampshire/|title=Church Lays Corner Stone In New Hampshire|date=21 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/growinguuism/uu-history|title=Google Sites|website=sites.google.com|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306061415/https://sites.google.com/site/growinguuism/uu-history}}</ref>