First think of god as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. An abridged version of parts 1 4 of the urantia book michelle klimesh. Superior intellect will seek a noble culture and find some way to attain such a goal. How do the papers in the urantia book relate to the chapters within the bible a.
This book presents a digest of what the urantia book saysthe gist of it, the main outlines of the story. Human beings are mixed up about what the words, god, deity, and divinity mean. The word urantia is simply the book s name for earth. The author has distilled the teachings into a compact volume that retains the vast scope of the original while omitting much of the detail. Introductions to the urantia book urantia association. I would like to do a book, when i can afford the time to do it, comparing the psychic revelations, socalled, of andrew jackson davis, swedenborg, boehme, hudson, oahspe, urantia, and others, which would demonstrate that these concepts of the nature of the. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. You may want to try using the annotations in a separate, narrower window placed beside or behind the window you use for reading the urantia book online. The urantia book goes to great lengths to show how science and religion are not incompatible. Deity is characterized by the quality of unityactual or potentialon all.
The urantia bookpaper 1 wikisource, the free online library. The urantia book is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses god, science, religion, history, philosophy, and destiny. T he universal father is the god of all creation, the first source and center of all things and beings. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. Human beings are still more confused and uncertain about the relationships of the divine personalities designated by these numerous appellations. When we were done, i wrote this passage in the preface. With the most comprehensive and uptodate collection of all available urantia book translations. This explains, at least in part, why there is also no need for any blood atonement for sin ub, 60. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal.
The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. There is a synopsis for each paper of each of the four parts of the book. Did i ask you if you had read the book of urantia, supposedly a revelation, which came through a sleeping subject. Histories are inescapably adversarial and painful processes. Inferior minds will spurn the highest culture even when presented to them readymade. Find out from real students of this life changing book, and hear how its teachings are changing the world we know. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The urantia book speaks of two basic types of revelation. Yes, there is common ground between the urantia book and a course in miracles acim.
The content provided in the foreword should introduce the author or work to readers, tell readers why they should read the book, and give credibility to the book. Or do you feel confused when religious ideas directly conflict with scientific facts. He recorded one of the published audio versions of the urantia book, has been tracking and analyzing. Distinguishing between a foreword, a preface, and an introduction. The book and its publishers do not name a human author.
If you have read the urantia book then you must read edgar cayce and the urantia book. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. Before this lesson gets developed, id like to share the experience that prompted its creation. The author is unknown and there are many speculations about how it was written from sleeping mediums to plain materialization. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book ub is. There is no correlation between the papers of the urantia book and the chapters of the bible. However while the text is part of the original article, the links are not. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. The author of this article may or may not agree with the views expressed on those pages. Each coloured link within the article will lead you to a related topic on a different page of this site. The urantia book is a collection of papers written by a variety of celestial and angelic beings there is no human author named.
The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. The foreword, part i, and part ii can be difficult to read. A simplification of the foreword to the urantia book urantia. Translations not otherwise otherwise designated below are ed by urantia foundation and offered here by permission. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. Is there any common ground between the urantia book and a. Urantia book differences from traditional christian beliefs. The story of everything is an introduction to the urantia book. 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 was a charter member of the rocky mountain spiritual fellowship, cofounder and academic officer of the boulder school for students of the urantia book, and is the author of the call of the spirit 1984, 2008.
It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science content, its unusual length, and its lack of. If you have a christian background, you might start by reading the life and teachings of jesus. Its called the urantia book, and it is a treasury of spiritual truth and intellectual insights. Beginning with an overview, we are introduced to the nature of the creator and creation, planetary history and dispensations, the lucifer rebellion, adam and eves default. The truth about the universal father had begun to dawn upon mankind when the prophet said. The urantia book declares, there has been no fall of man. Merritt has been reading the urantia book since 1968. We have been instructed to introduce new terms only when the concept to be. The bestowal of jesus as an incarnated son was just such a strange and unexpected event in the spiritual life of the world. The book consists of 196 papers and is divided into four major parts entitled. The urantia book tells us, the whole idea of ransom and atonement is incompatible with the concept of god as it was taught and exemplified by jesus of nazareth ub, 2017. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission.
Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. These nearly 2100 pages of revelation concern a large and eclectic expression of divine and pure truth, centering around the nature of god, and his. Because the urantia book is lengthy and covers a broad range of subjects, you might begin by studying its table of contents and then turning to subjects that catch your interest.
The urantia book claims to have been revealed by superhuman personalities from higher universes. The structure and meaning of the universe explained will serve as an introduction and guide to the urantia book, or as simplified and accessible substitute for those wishing to know what was revealed in the fifth epochal revelation on planet earth. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. Beginning with an overview, we are introduced to the nature of the creator and creation, planetary history and dispensations, the lucifer rebellion, adam and eves default, spiritual ministries to humans, and life after death.