The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe. All the material about urantia book theology below is divided into small logical chapters and each chapter ends with a question which you should ask adept of urantia book during the debate about urantia book. Ex adventist members caught themselves being deceived by the seventh day adventist and discovered that ellen g. Urantia book historical society archive online archive of california. Each coloured link within the article will lead you to a related topic on a different page of this site. The texts combine christianity and an alleged history of the work and teachings of jesus with a cosmology of extraterrestrial spirit beings. However while the text is part of the original article, the links are not. Critics claim the urantia book is fanciful fiction5 with little scientific or biblical basis. The portion on the life of jesus remains fairly close to the bible stories of his life and teachings, except that in the urantia book jesus was the most important spirit. Download the urantia papers the complete pdf ebook.
More interestingly, the book s origin is a capital mystery. Find books like the urantia book from the worlds largest community of readers. The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. The urantia book is a revival of gnosticisma heresy the christian church repudiated in the early years of its existence. Recasts jesus into the guide for seekers of all faiths and all walks of life. Its fairly straightforwardly obvious that the urantia book is a piece of fiction cloaked as revelation. Not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. The ub fellowship was founded in 1955 as the urantia brotherhood and is an association of people who say they have been inspired by the transformative teachings of the ub. A brief description of the urantia book urantia book. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science. The urantia book is a collection of allegedly channelled writings mostly compiled from the 1930s, published by the urantia foundation in 1955. Last year we decided to gift books to anyone that showed a strong interest in reading this amazing book.
In fact, i just recently heard of it for the first time. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. Biblical historical accuracy of the urantia book opinions. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934.
The urantia book declares, there has been no fall of man. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. Consideration of some criticisms of the urantia book by dr. Jul 12, 2005 page 8 of 16 urantia book who couldve hoaxed this. The urantia books christ is only one of the divine sons of god who incarnated himself on urantia.
Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. A collection of key passages from the urantia book by elstrott, kelly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Adepts of urantia book claim that urantia book contains no errors and no contradictions. Kellogg, the cornflake king, an identification gardner first made in 1991. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library.
The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. Recently, ive been returning to the catholic faith in which i was raised. Studying the urantia book a place to discuss what the ub says, how to apply it to daily life, and how to change the world for. The urantia book part iii the history of urantia these papers were sponsored by a corps of local universe personalities acting by authority of gabriel of salvington. May 27, 2004 michael gleghorn takes a hard look at the claims of the urantia book and finds it lacking in substance and evidence introduction to the urantia book.
Anyone who would call the urantia papers a fraud does not know much about the people who were concerned with the factualization of this unique book. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. Errors in theology of urantia book neurocluster brain. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Urantiabook films is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the urantia book and the way it illuminates our spiritual heritage. If this is the general premise of the book, than it is nothing more than a work of fiction since the existance of god is unprovable. In fact, i believe that that the urantia book is more compatible with catholicism than with. Jul 12, 2005 page 1 of 16 urantia book who couldve hoaxed this. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves at. The urantia book over 582 fivestar ratings on amazon. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe.
This article is written to those who are sincere truth seekers and who would like to understand something theyre unfamiliar with so that they can make an informed. Dear urantia book reader, we at fifth epochal revelation fellowship, inc. His purpose was to help us mortals realize that we too are sons of god. This explains, at least in part, why there is also no need for any blood atonement for sin ub, 60. According to the ubf, these superhuman personalities are from another world. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w.
The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. Dedicated urantia book volunteers have attended the seattle hempfest for the last 2 years and will be going again this year august 1719, 2018. Dec 25, 2011 many people fall to the opinions of othersopinion is not badopinion is just a marker that reveals what you do not yet fully understand. The teachings traverse concepts of the universe, life and teachings of jesus from a christian perspective, and personal spiritual growth. Dear all, i want to make sure you know that there is a growing body of people around the world who want a second or new urantia book. Ive been reading the urantia book for almost two years, and i see no radical conflict between the urantia book and my catholic faith. The urantia book revitalizes the urantia book films on vimeo. It answers questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and it includes an uplifting narrative of the life and teachings of jesus. The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, presents us with the origin, history, and destiny of humanity. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. In addition to discussing the nature of et life on inhabited planets, it also pre sents an advanced picture of the cosmology of the universe of universesincluding an extensive discussion of the divine purpose behind the creation and evolution of life on the innumerable material worlds of space. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book.
If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Focus on part iii of the book, the history of urantia. Harold sherman who he identifies as members of the original urantia movement in chicago revealed to him that wilfred kellogg wrote and dictated the urantia book. The means by which the papers were materialized was unique and is unknown to any living person. Wellknown skeptic and acclaimed popular science writer martin gardner presents a complete history of the urantia movement, from its beginnings. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The urantia book on extraterrestrials evolving souls. Nov 25, 2019 the urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. He is the wayshower, he is the creator of our local universe, and his incarnation on urantia was the seventh time he had come to live among creatures of his universe. William sadler surgeon, psychiatrist religion seventhday. Urantia foundation was established in 1950 to be the custodian of the inviolate text of the urantia book and to ensure that the book s teachings are spread, with the help of readers and fraternal organizations, to all people. Jun 10, 2009 the unnamed contactee was wilfred a nephew of w. Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary.
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