Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Questions on Christian Belief Message-ID: <76@unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 21:49:37 EST Article-I.D.: unc.76 Posted: Fri Jan 18 21:49:37 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jan-85 04:32:12 EST References: <186@teklds.UUCP> <246@whuxi.UUCP><48@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 20 Summary: In article ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes: > >I don't think the doctrine of the trinity is essential to being Christian; >this idea was largely an elaboration on vague notions in the New Testament >by early Christian philosphers with a bent for Greek philosophy. > 1) Which Christian denominations do not teach the doctrine of the trinity? 2) Which Christian denominations teach it, but do not consider the belief to be vital? 3) What are the attitudes of the larger denominations (Catholic, Episcapalian, Baptist, etc.) towards the denominations described above? Frank Silbermann University of North Carolina WHEN UNCERTAIN, WHEN IN DOUBT, RUN IN CIRCLES, SCREAM AND SHOUT