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'''Unificationism''' is a movement and worldview based on the teachings of the [[Unification Church]], founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]] (1920-), a religious minister who was raised in a [[Christian]] household. The Unification Church was officially named the ''Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity'', abbreviated as HSA-UWC, but is now officially named as the ''Family Federation for World Peace and Unification''.<ref>ttp://www.apologeticsindex.org/21-family-federation-for-world-peace-and-unification</ref> Its followers are typically referred to as ''Unificationists''.
'''Unificationism''' is a movement and worldview based on the teachings of the [[Unification Church]], founded in 1954 by [[Sun Myung Moon]] (1920-), a religious minister who was raised in a [[Christian]] household in northern [[Korea]]. The Unification Church was officially named the ''Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity'', abbreviated as HSA-UWC, but is now officially named as the ''Family Federation for World Peace and Unification''.<ref>ttp://www.apologeticsindex.org/21-family-federation-for-world-peace-and-unification</ref> Its followers are typically referred to as ''Unificationists''.
Moon was originally from northern [[Korea]] and later founded ''The [[Washington Times]]'', a conservative newspaper.
In the political world, Moon is best known for having founded ''The [[Washington Times]]'', a conservative newspaper.
The church preaches a [[universalist]] doctrine of [[salvation]] based on a doctrine called the ''Unification Principle''.<ref>The church's teachings are written in Korean, and were re-translated in 1996 as ''Exposition of the Divine Principle'' [http://www.unification.net/dp96/] </ref>
The church preaches a [[universalist]] doctrine of [[salvation]] based on a doctrine called the ''Unification Principle''.<ref>The church's teachings are written in Korean, and were re-translated in 1996 as ''Exposition of the Divine Principle'' [http://www.unification.net/dp96/] </ref>