God in america and usa weekend magazine are partnering to explore americans images of god. One can be technically right as to fact and everlastingly wrong in the truth. The view of jesus presented in the urantia book is equally disturbing and unbiblical. Last year we decided to gift books to anyone that showed a strong interest in reading this amazing book. Above wording was written by urantianartist and inspired by a byuh catalog in 1990 and the urantia. From the ages of 1925 i was a believer in the teachings of the urantia book. Contains information regarding jesus, angels, and evolution as described in the urantia book. Im actually surprised at the comments you received. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the urantia book. The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. It is recommended to read the life and teachings of jesus to start with or whatever topic interests you. The urantia book includes quite a bit of science woo from the 1930s presented as authoritative fact.
By davros of skaro, january 3, 2019 in spirituality vs skepticism. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves. The urantia book this text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations this text displays the standard referencing system numbers. 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. The urantia book on extraterrestrials evolving souls. The urantia book contents of the book page foreword1 i. All we knew were conflicting rumors, fragmented stories and mysterious mandates about what took place from early in the twentieth century until late in 1955. Skepticism and life after death the skeptics society forum. The urantia book contributed by michael gleghorn this article is also available in spanish. The urantia book 192555 the preterist archive of realized. At the advice of an acquaintance, i purchased the urantia book. Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. Skeptics like martin gardner see the science in the urantia book as clear. The urantia book this text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations this text displays the standard referencing system numbers the urantia book this text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations this text displays the standard referencing system numbers skip to navigation.
The urantia book paper 98 the melchizedek teachings in the occident 98. If the ub is a religious book, its to the individual, not the group. From this we can conclude that the urantia book is not inspired by god. The urantia book is a printed source too, so xaxafrad you contradict yourself by removing the material based on this source. But the fetish of factualized truth, fossilized truth, the iron band of socalled unchanging truth, holds one blindly in a closed circle of cold fact. Even the skeptic martin gardner, in his critical book, writes that it is highly. Martin gardner is also skeptical of the ubfs claims. The song mansion world by rock band deadsy is inspired by the urantia book and refers to various parts of its contents, including explicit mentions of urantia. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Many of these suppositions, which were largely accepted in the 1930s, have since been disproven, which casts doubt on the purported supernatural origin of the urantia book and points to a purely human origin. The urantia bookpaper 122 wikisource, the free online library. Urantia book poll page 34 spirituality vs skepticism.
Find books like the urantia book from the worlds largest community of readers. The urantia book and gnosticism religion, theology. 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. The universal fathers mandate to all the children of the universe. It should be made clear that the antecedents of the urantia papers were in no way associated with socalled spiritualismwith its seances and supposed communication with the spirits of departed human beings. As of january 12, 2020, the urantia speaks podcast is off the air, and no longer available, unless it was downloaded.
The urantiaindia site leads you to revealed knowledge. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book ub is. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. The urantia revelation is a credible and rich source of information on extraterrestrials.
I am attempting to read it, but it is just so much pseudoscientific religious baloney that i can hardly read a single sentence without falling over laughing at its pompous and scientifically incorrect assertions. Introduction to the urantia book not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. Urantia association international fostering study of the urantia book and disseminating its. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation. In fact, our observation is that it would tend to confuse and deceive. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion. Did god flood the entire planet and have noah build an arc. For several years, ive tried to read every new book that martin gardner has written. The urantia book is noted for its high level of internal consistency and an advanced writing style. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago. Finally, yes the urantia book is one of my most beloved spiritual literatures.
Urantia book poll page 22 spirituality vs skepticism. I find the book s value in what it says and how i can. The urantia book is a fabulous book comprising of its foreword followed by 196 subject papers depicting various topics covering the controlled evolution of the universe, life, intelligence, religion, science, philosophy and spirituality, under the supreme governence of the first source and centre called the universal father god who is infinite beyond time and space. Paper 33 administration of the local universe urantia book. Cosmic secrets and the bizarre tale of the book of urantia. The urantia book, that faith is concerned only with the grasp of ideal values is shown by the new testament definition which declares that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
This page was mistakenly begun with the idea that there is a religion called urantia. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. But the article also claims that the urantia book does not teach that jesus is the second person of the trinity. To accept certain kinds of evidence for it, such as communications from the dead, would mean that spirit is not entirely separate from spacetime, and that becomes a bit of a complex problem to solve without direct observable evidence. If you want a way out of these constant challenges to the article content, i suggest limiting the urantia book article to books, magazine articles, and newspapers print media that is not connected to the urantia book. Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary. In love and mercy the messengers of paradise have carried this divine exhortation down through the ages and out through the universes, even to such lowly animalorigin creatures as the human races of urantia. The band deadsy is influenced by the urantia book, and makes references to it. You shall not doubt that faith is the only requirement for eternal salvation. The first time i read the urantia book i had moments of pure joy, almost as intense as when in 1988 i was having a complete nervous breakdown, and got so far as to scream out, and to top it off, no one even cares.
Hosting the audio files of the urantia book online is a significant expense for urantia foundation. Jaco pastorius 19511987 wrote the song havona while he was still playing in the jazz fusion band weather report during the late 1970s the song. Urantia book poll page 4 spirituality vs skepticism. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, jesus, and ourselves at. 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.
Paper 98 the melchizedek teachings in the occident urantia book. Contents of the book urantia book urantia foundation. Its a gift to humanity, said belitsos, explaining that one of the book s chief purposes is to find a way to harmonize religious beliefs into a unity of spirit and. The urantia book over 582 fivestar ratings on amazon. The urantia book paper 33 administration of the local universe 33. This book can open a new door to the universe and how and why we are here. This book is extremely detailed and left me with no doubt the urantia book is definitely authentic. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. Skeptic martin gardner, in a book otherwise highly critical of the urantia book, writes that it is highly imaginative and that the cosmology outrivals in fantasy the cosmology of any sciencefiction work known to me. Both teach that there is one ultimate god with many subordinate divine beings. Dedicated urantia book volunteers have attended the seattle hempfest for the last 2 years and will be going again this year august 1719, 2018.
The incredibly weird story of the book known only as the urantia book supposedly begins back in 1911, when a married pair of doctors in chicago, william and lena sadler, were approached by a woman who had a strange tale to tell. We could hypothesize that life after death is the realm of the spirit, existing separately from the reality of spacetime we inhabit. Also features a discussion board, question and answer section, spiritual news, and glossary. For this reason alone, many folks find resolving apparent discrepancies easier than anticipated. Download the urantia papers the complete pdf ebook. 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. 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. Atheisms dirty little secret is that it is the ideology of the walking dead.
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. Fi five months, however, elizabeth withheld her secret even from her hus band. You have to read it to believe it, and you have to be a sincere. Anyone who dares to say a bad word about the book is chastised. Kellogg, the cornflake king, an identification gardner first made in 1991.
Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. Urantiabook films is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the urantia book and the way it illuminates our spiritual heritage. There are several comparisons that can be made between the urantia book and gnosticism. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. The father does not otherwise personally function in the administrative affairs of a local universe. Urantia book forum former believer here, current skeptic. I find the book s value in what it says and how i can apply those sayings to my own lifenot anybody elses. Aug 25, 2019 ive been reading the ub for 40 years and, imho, its the mt.
If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Jun 10, 2009 the unnamed contactee was wilfred a nephew of w. Oct 23, 2003 author byron belitsos, thursdays guest for two hours, discussed the legendary urantia book, a 2000page tome first published in 1955, which many consider an epochal revelation to our planet for science, religion, and history. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. According to gardner, there are so many gods in the urantia book that its polytheism puts greek and hindu mythology to shame. The urantia book is a religious book, claiming it isnt is just splitting hairs. She claimed that her husband would go into unusually deep trances from which he could not be woken from, and during which he would seem to become possessed by outside. It promotes freedom from religious abuse, freedom from the misplaced socalled religious authority of others and places the sovereignty of true religion personal true spiritual experience in. If youve read all of what i quoted from the urantia book in my last post where the authors present what jesus said in reply to being asked to know the truth about the scriptures what is. It is by far the best, most informative book i have ever read concerning who we are and why we are.
Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. I am attempting to read it, but it is just so much pseudoscientific religious baloney that i can hardly read a single sentence without falling over laughing at. Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary skepdic. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, claims to have been presented by celestial beings as a revelation to our planet, urantia. Both acknowledge the divine feminine, as either the sophia or the mother spirit. The fellowship of humanity and the the parenthood of a loving god. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. Sep 26, 2012 from the universal father who inhabits eternity there has gone forth the supreme mandate, be you perfect, even as i am perfect. Moreover, its advocates are not in the least reticent to claim it was inspired by celestial beings, rather than by god himself. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation.
Not corrected, atheism will lead not only to bodily death a necessary step on the journey, but also mindal death, soul death, and personality extinction. The urantia book also sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal. As an orthodox roman catholic, this has been my happy experience. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. The urantia book has played a major role in my life jerry garcia was a reader of the urantia book and said it was. The following is an excerpt from one of william sadlers writings regarding how we did not get the urantia book.
This should cause a true christian at least some skepticism about its. It was so logical, so intelligent and the universe was so full of love, it was a true revelation. The urantia book is a collection of allegedly channelled writings mostly. It is lifeless, hopeless, and is the ultimate dead end. The urantia book, as it describes itself, is the fifth epochal revelation of god to this planet, and is considered by a growing body of highlyintelligent, truthseeking individuals, as the most important spirituallyadvanced resource yet available this website was developed to be a convenient source of links to many of the more important websites that serve its. Its free and setting up an account only takes a moment. The urantia bookpaper 1 wikisource, the free online library. Recasts jesus into the guide for seekers of all faiths and all walks of life. The article claims that the urantia book endorses the trinity, with jesus as the second person of the trinity.
Those of us who measure our readership in decades rather than in years recall a time when it was virtually forbidden to discuss the origin of the urantia book. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves kindle edition by multiple authors. The urantia book fellowship the urantia book glossary. When i encountered the urantia book, after a long inner search, my questions about the purpose of life and the future after death were answered. I read the book cover to cover three times during that time.
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