Unitarianism is historically a
Christian theological movement named for the affirmation that
God is one entity, in direct contrast to
Trinitarianism, which defines God as three
persons in
one being. Traditional Unitarians maintain that
Jesus of Nazareth is in some sense the "son" of God (as all humans are children of the Creator), but that he is not the one God himself. They may believe that he was
inspired by God in his moral teachings and can thus be considered a savior, but all Unitarians perceive Christ as human rather than a Deity. Unitarianism is also known for the rejection of several other
Western Christian doctrines, including the
soteriological doctrines of
original sin and
predestination, and, in more recent history,
biblical inerrancy. Unitarians in previous centuries accepted the doctrine of punishment in an eternal
hell, but few do today.