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In the United States, ''Unitarianism'' is also an informal name for the beliefs of a religious denomination, originally the ''American Unitarian Association.''  

In the United States, ''Unitarianism'' is also an informal name for the beliefs of a religious denomination, originally the ''American Unitarian Association.''  

The American Unitarian Association was founded in 1825, based on principles espoused in the sermons of [[William Ellery Channing]], notably an 1819 sermon entitled "Unitarian Christianity."<ref>[http://www.transcendentalists.com/unitarian_christianity.htm Unitarian Christianity], text of Channing's sermon</ref> Unitarians emerged primarily within the Congregational churches of New England, in reaction against the excessive emotionalism of the [[First Great Awakening]] (from 1734) and subsequent revivals. Unitarians were rationalists who distrusted emotionalism and saw revivals as unholy. It was originally distinct from the doctrine of [[Universalism]]. The Unitarians appealed to a Harvard-educated Boston elite, while Universalism was common in the hard-scrabble farmers of remote New England villages. Unitarians and Universalists shared a common rejection of the doctrine of [[Trinity|Trinitarianism]] held by [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]].<ref>See [[Council of Chalcedon]]</ref>

The American Unitarian Association was founded in 1825, based on principles espoused in the sermons of [[William Ellery Channing]], notably an 1819 sermon entitled "Unitarian Christianity."<ref>[http://www.transcendentalists.com/unitarian_christianity.htm Unitarian Christianity], text of Channing's sermon</ref> Unitarians emerged primarily within the Congregational churches of New England, in reaction against the excessive emotionalism of the [[First Great Awakening]] (from 1734) and subsequent revivals. Unitarians were rationalists who distrusted emotionalism and saw revivals as unholy. It was originally distinct from the doctrine of [[Universalism]]. The Unitarians appealed to a Harvard-educated Boston elite, while Universalism was common in the hard-scrabble farmers of remote New England villages. Unitarians and Universalists found that they shared a common rejection of the doctrine of [[Trinity|Trinitarianism]] held by [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]].<ref>See [[Council of Chalcedon]]</ref>

Since its 1961 merger with the Universalists, the ''American Unitarian Association,'' has been known as the ''Unitarian Universalist Association.''

Since its 1961 merger with the Universalists, the ''American Unitarian Association,'' has been known as the ''Unitarian Universalist Association.''