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Charles Berry (minister)
Charles Berry (1783–1877) was an English Unitarian minister and schoolteacher. Life Born 10 November 1783 at Romsey, Hampshire, he was the son of Rev. John Berry (died about 1821), independent minister at Shaftesbury, Romsey, and West Bromwich, classical tutor at Homerton College, and finally minister at Camberwell; a direct descendant of James Berry; Joseph Berry, an independent minister (died 2 August 1864), and Cornelius, for 53 years independent minister at Hatfield Heath, Essex (died 8 September 1864) were his brothers. He was educated for the independent ministry at Homerton College, which he entered in 1799 at the time when John Pye Smith succeeded John Berry as classical tutor. He acted as assistant to Pye Smith in a course of chemical experiments. In 1802 some of the students, including Berry, developed unorthodox views. He left Homerton, and in 1803, at the age of 20, became minister of the Great Meeting, Leicester, in succession to Robert Jacomb. Here he ministered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unitarianism
Unitarianism (from Latin ''unitas'' "unity, oneness", from ''unus'' "one") is a nontrinitarian branch of Christian theology. Most other branches of Christianity and the major Churches accept the doctrine of the Trinity which states that there is one God who exists in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ) and Holy Spirit in Christianity, God the Holy Spirit. Unitarian Christians believe that Jesus was Divine_inspiration, inspired by God in his moral teachings and that he is a Redeemer (Christianity), savior, but not God himself. Unitarianism was established in order to restore "History of Christianity#Early Christianity (c. 31/33–324), primitive Christianity before [what Unitarians saw as] later corruptions setting in"; Unitarians generally reject the doctrine of original sin. The churchmanship of Unitarianism may include liberal denominations or Unitarian Christian denominations that are mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
