Also sometimes referred to as secular, modern, or humanistic.
This is an umbrella term for Protestant denominations, or
churches within denominations, that view the Bible as the
witness of God rather than the word of God, to be interpreted in
its historical context through critical analysis. Examples
include some churches within Anglican/Episcopalian, Lutheran,
Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Church of Christ. There are
more than 2,000 Protestant denominations offering a wide range
of beliefs from extremely liberal to mainline to ultra-
conservative and those that include characteristics on both
ends. |•||Belief in Deity | Trinity of the Father (God), the Son
(Christ), and the Holy Spirit that comprises one God Almighty.
Many believe God is incorporeal. Beliefs vary from the literal
to the symbolic belief in Jesus Christ as God's incarnation.
Some believe we are all sons and daughters of God and that
Christ was exemplary, but not God. |•||Origin of Universe and
Life | The Bible's account is symbolic. God c