The American Unitarian Reform blog has added two new variations of the Two Trees symbol, using a more modernist graphic style suited to educational materials for kids and teens. The first is a general Unitarian Reform image, the second a specifically American Unitarian Reform version. ____________
Posts Tagged ‘garden of eden’
New Two Trees Graphics
Posted in teachings, tagged christian, garden of eden, tree of knowledge, tree of life, unitarian on 30 January 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New Banner!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arian, garden of eden, garden of gethsemane, jesus christ, jonathan mayhew, ravenna, theodoric, trinitarianism, unitarian on 9 January 2010 | Leave a Comment »
AUR is proud to present our new blog banner, combing symbols throughout our history that demonstrate dedication to true Christian monotheism. The Two Trees symbol, drawn from the allegory of humanity’s dawn in the Garden of Eden, stresses Reform Unitarianism’s emphasis on complementary virtues, which are seen in the Two Trees of Eden, the serpent [...]
Garden Thursday – Living The Sermon
Posted in holidays, teachings, Thursday worship, tagged crucifixion, garden of eden, garden of gethsemane, gethsemane, maundy thursday, salvation by character, sermon on the mount, soteriology, thy will be done on 6 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
During the the Sermon on the Mount, while expounding on anger, adultery, oaths, and retaliation, Jesus repeatedly emphasized the importance of intention over action. It is not the act of adultery that makes us adulterers, but the desire. It is not the voicing of our hatred that is the sin, but the hatred itself. The [...]
Reform Unitarian Symbols – The Two Trees
Posted in idiom, tagged adam and eve, alpha and omega, angel, ark of the covenant, cherubim, christianity, constantinople, cross, crucifix, edict of thessalonica, flaming sword, garden of eden, herman melville, lion and lamb, nicene, paradise, tertullian, tree of knowledge, tree of life on 25 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Not wanting to imply that the power of Salvation was in the hands of those who condemned and executed Jesus, Reform Unitarianism shies away from using the cross as a symbol. In fact, the earliest Christians used a variety of symbols, from fish and loaves to peacocks; the cross was not common until well into [...]
