Gardner had made some superficial comparisons to the book of mormon. The urantia book and the book of mormon differ more than slightly. The book is said to have resulted from sadlers relationship with a man through whom he believed celestial beings spoke at night. The urantia book adds perspective and depth to our latterday saint faith. William samuel sadler june 24, 1875 april 26, 1969 was an american surgeon, selftrained psychiatrist, and author who helped publish the urantia book. If you have read the urantia book, what is your take on it. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The book of mormon and the urantia book because there is a passage in mormonisms book of mormon regarding a greater record to come that will contain the mysteries of the universe, the greater teachings of jesus, the more full story of adameve and the garden of eden, etc. Urantia book readers come from all manner of beliefs or lack thereof catholic priests and nuns, baptists, methodists, presbyterians, mormons, jews, hindus, buddhists, moslems, atheists and agnostics and everything in between, even lutherans. Salt lake city urantia book study group, cottonwood heights, utah. Term list for the urantia book absonite a level of cosmic reality between the absolute and the finite, characterized by things and beings without beginnings or endings and by the transcendence of time and space, 0. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago. I found the urantia book on our honeymoon, husband having carried it around like an old shoe, referring to it from time to timethinking he was saying. Leaders in the urantia movement need to upstep and learn from.
The basis of this narrative was supplied by a secondary midwayer who was onetime assigned to the superhuman watchcare of the apostle andrew. Salt lake city urantia book study group home facebook. The urantia book is very similar to mormonism and christian science beliefs, and little, if anything, found within its pages, is scriptural. The urantia book part iv the life and teachings of jesus this group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve urantia midwayers acting under the supervision of a melchizedek revelatory director. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves by multiple authors jun 1, 2008 4. Updated edit to fix camera error near end battle hymn of the republic fixedpresenter.
May 22, 2018 no person, religion or organization claims to have authored the urantia papers rather, its various authors claim are of celestial origin. The urantia book is a momentous work consisting of 2,097 pages of material received from numerous celestial beings supposedly brought to the earth by superhuman, divine beings in 1934. The urantia book removes fear and doubt and restores faith. I have been given a patriarchal blessing from my patriarch of my church.
Urantia doctrine, 1oftheonez, ancient hebrews, mormons. The book of mormon and the urantia book because there is a passage in mormonism s book of mormon regarding a greater record to come that will contain the mysteries of the universe, the greater teachings of jesus, the more full story of adameve and the garden of eden, etc. Is the urantia book that greater record to come as. Mormonism and urantia teachings the urantia book and the. Both mormons and urantians have a belief in god and angels and in the validity of revelation. Joseph smith was inspired, was called upon to translate mysterious writing on gold plates, produced the book of mormon, was martyred along with many of his followers, and founded what in about a century and a half has become a major religious movement on the planet. The urantia book refers to the use of more than one thousand human concepts. In the end, if you are interested in the urantia book, it should be judged solely on its content.
As you encounter the content of the urantia book that follows, you will do so through the filter of your current web of belief. The urantia book is a written document that was published in its current form as a single, bound book in 1955 by the urantia foundation. It was brought to earth by the orvonton administrators p. The books claimed supernatural origin has been compared to similar claims of the book of mormon, science and health, the quran, and the bible. The book of mormon was said to be translated from an ancient set of golden plates inscribed by prophets, which smith discovered in the 1820s near his home in palmyra, new york. The cosmic family volumes point to these individuals as the destiny reservists mentioned in the urantia book. The other holy books and spiritual claims book of jeranek.
The christian fundamentalists believe in the doctrine taught in the old testament, where a blood. Nebadon commission of twelve acting under the direction of. Jan 16, 2015 as a very brief summary, the urantia book is claimed to have come from divine beings that dictated their messages through a human mouthpiece. The urantia book is here, in part, to elevate and uplift the religious thought in the world, whether it be christian, jewish, islamic, hindu, or pagan, not to impose another form of religion.
An analysis and critique of claimed contemporary revelations. He was his successor after the martyrdom of smith in 1844, leading the mormon latter day saints survivors of nauvoo illinois to the salt lake valley oasis in 1847. Imitation gospels and christs book of mormon ministry religious. If you consider that the early mormons took the blows of persecution, literally, that we do not have to endure today by espousing another bible. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. The late great urantia revelation page 541 theologyonline. Obviously, this book and its adherents are not representative of biblical christianitynot by any stretch of the imagination.
There are so many interesting parallels between the mormon religion and the urantia book. Secondly, does anyone wonder why the urantia book doesnt mention mormonism at all, even though it was a thriving religion in america at. The fellowship of humanity and the the parenthood of a loving god. No matter where you find yourself in the restoration. The urantia book provides us with an expanded definition of education. But does the urantia book really reveal a hundred times more information than other christian scripture. The following comparisons are from a mormon theological perspective. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. The separation is not doctrinal as much as it is immorality, and the urantia book could be accepted by christianity, just like the book of mormon is accepted by the majority of christian believers because of mormonism s strong christian morality, even though there are differences doctrinally. Once we adapt ourselves to the teachings of the urantia book, we can feel that freedom to worship god without a church, or in whatever church we choose and sometimes, it is a friendly thing. Even though the mormons may teach that god is a spirit being of flesh and bone, i would not worry overmuch about the differing dogma and theology between mormonism and the urantia book. Their two ancient texts, the holy bible and the book of mormon, are not.
Term list for the urantia book urantia book urantia. Similar to the claim for the book of mormon, divine revelation did not cease with the 66 canonical books of the old and new testaments. Jan 02, 2020 obviously, this book and its adherents are not representative of biblical christianitynot by any stretch of the imagination. The urantia book is associated with no human subject, was produced in english exactly as you see it today, has received little public acclaim as it spreads its influence slowly around the globe. May 11, 2011 the urantia book relies on the tools of mainstream, liberal critical scholarship to mount an attack against the inspired authorship and evangelical interpretation of the bible, based on a sophisticated understanding of biblical critical studies and history of religions and comparative religions studies contemporary with the time in which it was written, 193435. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves. Many believe that perhaps joseph smith received a revelation that paved the way for the fifth epochal revelation. It opens hearts to the reality of gods love and to the fact that we live in friendly and wellordered. There is no a priori reason why a tbm should not reject these records whereas a tbm might reject the quran out of hand because it does not teach that jesus was the savior and son of god. The urantia book large hard cover edition, the authentic text originally published by urantia foundation in 1955. This article draws parallels between urantia book and mormon doctrines, suggesting that the urantia book is the greater record to come as prophecized in the book of mormon. Is the mormon church or anyone affiliated to this church or the church of jesus christ of latter day saints have anything to do with the writings of the jesus books in any way. Here is a letter that we answered about that some time ago which may be of interest. The urantia book, first published in 1955, claims to be a revelation from celestial beings to planet earth urantia via an anonymous group in chicago who received the dictated text over a period of years.
An illustration of the current lds edition of the book of mormon. Jan 18, 2016 the urantia book and the book of mormon the urantia book is another purportedly multiauthored, revealed text. Part four of the urantia book contains the entire life and t. That being said, it doesnt seems like you are as bad as muslims, mormons, or scientology. With the history of the book claiming many original authors and one or perhaps two dictators, it presents very similar stylometric claims to the book of mormon. Dec 24, 2006 the urantia book, however, warns that a human being would do better to err in rejecting an adjusters 1 expression through believing it to be a purely human experience than to blunder into exalting a reaction of the mortal mind to the sphere of divine dignity 1208 a, 110. Is the urantia book the fulfillment of the greater record to come as revealed and promised in the book of mormon. Mormonism, the urantia book, and patriarchal blessings. Joseph smith, the founder of mormonism, first published his book in march of 1830.
Melchizedek mormon and ub understandings urantia book. It describes education as a method by which mind grows in its ability to discern scientific, moral, and spiritual insights. Urantia book not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. He does a good job of explaining where it came from. The book is intimately tied to a well established church and religion. The question is whether, and to what extent, you will allow the intriguing, challenging, and potentially transformational content in the urantia book to shift, and even potentially to shatter, your current web of belief. Please contact me if you are interested in participating in a study group. Some of the human personalities who are associated with the actual delivery of the urantia book had their roots in the 7th day adventist church, but not mormonism. Sadler, one of the men who prophesied within the urantia book. Jul 05, 2010 this is why urantia will never gain steam and is almost dead. For mormons, for catholics, for christians and nonchristians, for every personthe most important thing we can do is to establish and develop a vital. Find out from real students of this life changing book, and hear how its teachings are chang.
I found the urantia book on our honeymoon, husband having carried it around like an old shoe, referring to it from time to timethinking he was saying cucaracha. The book of revelation mentions the calling out of 144,000 at the end of the age and into the beginning of the new age. Outside the mormon church, i believe the urantia book likely is more popular. Christian fundamentalists do not think that mormons, jehovah witnesses, or urantia book readers are saved, even though these groups and others do believe in being born again, follow jesus, and try to grow in the virtues of god. Salvation is the free gift of god, but those who are born of the spirit will immediately begin to show forth the fruits of the spirit in l. This group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve urantia midwayers acting under the supervision of a melchizedek revelatory director. Urantia followers tend not to meet so unlike most religions, there isnt even a social aspect to keep it alive. Urantia book forum mormons and urantia page 1 truthbook. For mormons, for catholics, for christians and nonchristians, for every personthe most important thing we can do is to establish and develop a vital relationship with the living god who dwells within us and who sojourns with us throughout our mortal lives and beyond. The misunderstanding by christian fundamentalists as well.
I have been a student of the urantia book for over 30 years, and have never heard of any connection of the mormon church with. According to urantia, the idea of the wrath of god is false. Urantia is obviously a vehicle for long moralizing, thus differing from the authentic john, where the threefold questioning of peter nicely relates to his earlier. Leaders in the urantia movement need to upstep and learn. They will be from all walks of life, who leave the fallen system of caligastia also called today the matrix, to. Some stylometric measures seemingly confirm multiple authorship, however, the differences are plausibly explained by shifts in genre and the passage of timetwo criteria that cannot explain shifts in book of mormon styles. The urantia book is associated with no human subject, was produced in english exactly as you see it today, has received little public acclaim as it. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers yo. Jan 16, 1999 i want to say in regards to the text that was referred to, the urantia book and the mormon doctrine, that these have indeed been celestially inspired in part, as you will find in many teachings that have come through over the ages. Search the urantia book urantia book urantia foundation. Martin gardner wrote a book about it called the urantia. Book of mormon stylometry in pictures and tables rational. The kingdom of heaven that jesus introduced is what the urantia book calls the invisible brotherhood. Urantia doctrine, 1oftheonez, ancient hebrews, mormons vid.
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. Jun 09, 2016 believers in the mysterious urantia book maintain that it is an epochal revelation of supernatural origin that is not the product of human authorship of any sort. The jesus papers of the urantia book, for example, are revela tions from a. Urantia book summary and commentary v5 rick sheff md. But it was his first vision account that began the religion of mormonism and the reception of its alleged scriptures.
Onethird of the nearly 2,000page book is a unique account of christs earthly ministry. Also the book of mormon is the only example of a new revelation given. Not many people are really into this book without being part of the religion with all the rewards and obligations involved. The urantia book is not notable for the teachings that were detailed here and sourced to online sources nor were many of those teachings especially unique, so it was undue weight to include them as if that is what the book is known for, and as if those things are especially unique to the book.
The book of jeranek and more loosely the urantia book would qualify as these kinds of records. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. Brigham young adam and eve and the urantia book by len mckee brigham young likely knew the prophet joseph smith, founder of mormonism, as well as anyone. I have been a member of the mormon church for over seven years.
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