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. The literary depth of the urantia book clearly reveals and touchingly portrays his combined humanity and divinity. Statement of the urantia book is accurate according to definition of planet from the last century, when this book was received and published. Unfortunately, it was never promoted, by order of the church, i surmise. The word urantia is simply the book s name for earth.
Workshops should explore the teachings of the urantia book as it relates to. The urantia book fellowship is a 501 c 3 nonprofit religious organization and your donation is tax deductible. Urantia book what is the deal with this book with jesus. 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. And its a group that we will be part of in our eternal futures, as youll see. One can also find the discussion board by following the chat room link that is on the left hand side of all pages at the discussion board is dedicated to respectful discussion of the urantia book and subjects pertaining to the revelation. 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.
This book is educational in that it provides information about the origin, history, and destiny of mankind and this planet we live on. The indwelling presence of the father in the mortal mind of man assists in the evolution of the immortal soul of eternal survival. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. The urantia book is a revelation given to the peoples of our planet, urantia. Instead, it is written as if directly presented by numerous celestial beings appointed to the task of providing an epochal religious revelation. Paper 33 administration of the local universe urantia book. All fatherfused mortals are of animal origin, just like the urantia races. This is an important effort and should at least be noted in the text of this article. Audience members may also pose a question to jeff via the zoom chatboard. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934.
The fact that the urantia foundation, the original publisher, delisted the book with all major book distributors in the early 1990s and engaged in a series of punitive legal actions against enthusiastic readers tends to support that assertion while it bolsters the credibility of charges that powerful traditional religious and ethnic special. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. If you wish to read the plain text version of the book, please click. The second book fleshes out the philosophy of living sketched at the. Atlanta urantia study group meetings on the urantia book. The author is unknown and there are many speculations about how it was written from sleeping mediums to plain materialization. In the beginning, there was urantia the red collision. Translations not otherwise otherwise designated below are ed by urantia foundation and offered here by permission. 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 better. Dear urantia book reader, we at fifth epochal revelation fellowship, inc. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and the life of jesus. This is the 2010 standardized text of the urantia book. Merritt horn has studied the urantia book for over 50 years. The original text contains no visuals so weve added some for your enjoyment.
In answer to your question regarding student visitors, here are some interesting passages from the urantia book about this very interesting group. The great cult mystery christian research institute. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. How i found the urantia book square circles publishing yumpu.
You can donate using the form on this page, you can donate using your paypal account, or you can add a donation along with other products you purchase at our online store. With the most comprehensive and uptodate collection of all available urantia book translations. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The urantia book is the book you have been hoping to find. The urantia bookpaper 40 wikisource, the free online. Urantians are of the intermediate or twobrained type, being in many ways humanly superior to the onebrained groups but definitely limited in comparison with the. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. Policy for urantia association forums, discussion boards, chat rooms, and email lists.
If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Im wondering if anyone has any tips on any good places that people gather online to discuss the urantia book, and if there are any urantia chatrooms that exist. 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. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. The urantia association international the association collects personal information from individuals to assist readers of the urantia book in contacting other readers and forming study groups, thereby discovering and sharing its teachings, communicating association activities, and disseminating association publications. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. The book consists of 196 papers and is divided into four major parts entitled. Christian chat is a moderated online christian community allowing christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the christian chat app. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. When a person agrees to participate in the associations discussion forums, discussion boards, chat rooms, email lists, etc. To view the courses currently being offered, please click here. The urantia books revelation on mind embryonic soul 2. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago.
It was first published in 1955 by urantia foundation. Urantia news verifying history and science in the urantia book urantia news. Urantia foundation the urantia book publisher 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. Meet others who are familiar with the book to discuss the latest revelations that have gleaned from their reading. Activities animals books brands business cars dating education entertainment environment fashion food forum games games health hobbies lifestyle movies music parenting passions people philosophy places poems politics religion science selfimprovement shows sports technology travel work. Other versions available in this store in spanish and in arabic the exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science content, its unusual length, and its. Among them, french, spanish, russian, dutch, finnish, korean, lithuanian, portuguese, german, italian, swedish, estonian, polish, and hungarian. This is the illustrated version of the urantia book. Books similar to the urantia book the urantia book. The urantia book paper 33 administration of the local universe 33.
The urantia book fellowship extends a generous offer to groups of urantia book readers to invite members of the fellowship education committee to come to your study group to present an invigorating and thoughtprovoking workshop. Participants should enter their questions on the zoom chat board. Policy for urantia association forums, discussion boards, chat rooms, and. The urantia book is a gift of revelation that extends our knowledge of spirituality, the universe, ourselves, and our destiny.
John was an eager and earnest worker, but jesus was. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. Online chatrooms include england chat, scotland chat, ireland chat and wales chat. The urantia book has been translated into a number of languages other than the original english.
I asked about the jesus section because the writing style really changed for tha. 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. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. The urantia book relates over 16 times as much information about jesus life and teachings than does the bible. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. The urantia book internet school ubis offers free online courses, which are designed for either beginner, intermediate, or advanced students of the urantia book. They embrace mortals of the onebrained, twobrained, and threebrained types of adjusterfusion potential. You can also start or participate in a biblebased discussion here in the christian chat forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The father does not otherwise personally function in the administrative affairs of a local universe. The urantia brotherhood founded in 1955 with the foundations approval by 36 members of sadlers study group, and located at the address of the. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. The urantia book presents an integrated world view composed from the concepts and ideas of more than 2,000 individuals who have contributed to the fields of. The substance of such a soul is the child of both the mortal.
Ub chat is to be a service to readers across the world as a way for them to connect with each other. Those interested in additional features, including the chat room, may register for a free. It leads each of us into an intimate personal relationship with our indwelling spirit and calls us to a life of service to our global family. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. My name is liz craig and as the founder of ub chat i will be the voice connecting readers. This is a way for urantia book readers come together to support each other through the different issues and experiences of life as they may come. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. Verifying history and science in the urantia book urantia is, according to its own authors celestial invisible beings, commissioned to be revelators of its content, a divinespiritualcelestial revelation of truth tofor us humans of this world. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission.
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