The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. Life on the mansion worlds and jerusem the urantia book. Introduction for those who are new to the urantia book, this restatement is intended to express the books magnificent spiritual message in a style and in language that is consistent with 21st century writing and thought. A new spiritual vision mother and child have you ever asked yourself, what is the meaning of life.
The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. 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. The absolute level is beginningless, endless, timeless, and spaceless. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago. A wise man of the red race who was the first human being on urantia to reach the third psychic circle and receive a personal guardian seraphim.
If you have an opportunity to read the book in its original form, youll see the differences immediately. This page was mistakenly begun with the idea that there is a religion called urantia. If the urantia book is an accurate depiction of the truth, does this mean. The urantia book contributed by michael gleghorn this article is also available in spanish. The urantia book alerts us to these problems in its discussion of universe frames. Introduction to the urantia book not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. Part i the central and superuniverses sponsored by a uversa corps of superuniverse personalities acting by authority of the orvonton ancients of days. One with god, a creator of a local universe, a divine son of god of the creator son type. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The absolute transcends time, space, infinity and eternity, and transcends even the ultimate. The urantia book 4 mosteller and wallace methods of stylometry indicates at least nine authors were involved, and by comparatively analyzing the book against sadlers the mind at mischief, does not indicate authorship or extensive editing by sadler, without ruling out the possibility of limited edits. It also provides reassurance about the future and a path to personal peace of mind.
Mind is truly of divine origin, and it does have a divine destiny, but your mortal minds are not yet of divine dignity. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. 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 author is unknown and there are many speculations about how it was written from sleeping mediums to plain materialization. A study presented at urantia brotherhood summer study session by marian rowley, august 7, 1965. Urantia book prophecy and the secularspiritual conflict if we are open to prophecy and read the urantia book with an eye for prophetic content, there is much we can learn about our future. Jesus is more in the urantia book both god in man, and man in god. The urantia book is a collection of papers written by a variety of celestial and angelic beings there is no human author named. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves. It is by far the best, most informative book i have ever read concerning who we are and why we are. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the urantia book. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves kindle edition by multiple authors. I believe the urantia book is a revelation from god and presented in four parts as one.
Absolute the absolute level is beginningless, endless, timeless, and spaceless. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have assisted in the making of the introduction, and, as it. For the introduction, though, the book sales reported by gooch might be the best way to give a. 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.
Among other topics, the book discusses the origin and meaning of life, mankinds place in. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. More than just the bestyet urantia book search engine, this latest and easytouse search engine variant raises the bar on urantia book discovery tools and was specifically designed for anydeviceuse its responsive. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. But by all the more that he does by description, in this way is more than the bible.
Introduction to the urantia papers by maria downing this is a flyer you can print out to share. The great cult mystery christian research institute. The devil is none other than caligastia, the deposed planetary prince of urantia and a son of the secondary order of lanonandeks. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. The urantia book a summary and commentary rick sheff md. It has given them new meaning to life and the desire to be of service to humanity. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The authors identify themselves as a diverse group of heavenly beings who were commissioned to bring to our world the next is a series of revelations.
Urantia book introduction compiled by carol weatherford. The absonite level of reality is characterized by things. The urantia book contains many new terms and concepts, some of which are difficult to grasp. When crisis hits do you wonder, is there a purpose for my suffering. Two years older than me so youre 96, the undertaker commented.
The urantia book is a revelation of facts and truths which have long been. The urantia book allows for a critical, indepth exploration into the wonder and qualities of god, revealing aspects and dimensions of meaning i had not even imagined. Part ii the local universe sponsored by a nebadon corps of local universe personalities. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, presents us. Have you ever asked yourself, what is the meaning of life. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. When crisis hits do you wonder, is there a purpose for.
The book discusses a variety of topics about god, science, religion, history, and destiny. There is a book that offers a fresh perspective on these ageold questions. An introduction to the urantia book study group directory. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. The urantia book is a book whose authors are portrayed as spiritual beings, and is said to have been composed by them for the purpose of communicating a revelation to our planet about god. The theme of this whole series of meetings is the morontia life. Find out from real students of this life changing book, and hear how its teachings are changing the world we know. Urantia association privacy policy urantia association. Illustrations for the urantia papers by john seres from forum days changes between printings from pathways printing pronunciation guide by forum member georgia gecht. As the earliest extant version of the text, the 1955 edition is the most authoritative source for insight into the authors thought and compositional style, so the greatest weight was always given to the usages found in that edition. 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.
The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. Most of it should be transferred to a new page called the urantia book, leaving only those comments behind which pertain directly to the word itself, i. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. Meaning of the cross the urantia book quotes urantia hd.
The urantia book s teachings are most consistent with the. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. By being alert to statements and phrases that offer prophetic clues to the future, we can gather an. 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. At the time michael was on urantia in the flesh, lucifer, satan, and caligastia were leagued together to effect the miscarriage of his bestowal mission. Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, how old was your husband. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. The six hundred fifty page account of jesus life places the urantia book in a. The dictionary is most useful since its results give better definitions for a book from the 1930s than a modern dictionary can. An introduction to the urantia book the urantia book fellowship.
Introductions to the urantia book urantia association. He is less by urantia book universe stair stepping the hierarchy from the top down with his authority. A brief description of the urantia book urantia foundation. It may be helpful to think of absonite as midway between absolute and finite. The urantia brotherhood founded in 1955 with the foundations approval by 36 members of sadlers study group, and located at the address of the. Terms like god, the trinity, personality, spirit, mind, paradise and reality are discussed. About fifteen years ago her husband embarked on a spiritual quest that ultimately destroyed their marriage and family. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. The biggest blow occurred in 1989 when the urantia foundation denied the urantia brotherhood the right to sell the ub, or to use the name urantia or the threecircle logo 39697. Definitions association, for the purposes of this policy, means both urantia association international, a 501c3 nonprofit organization registered in the state of illinois in the united states of america, and all its chartered associations. 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. Its called the urantia book, and it is a treasury of spiritual truth and intellectual insights.