Here is a letter that we answered about that some time ago which may be of interest. The book of mormon was published by smith in 1830 and ignited what came to be known as the latter day saint movement, whose main teachings and theology are based on this book and are called mormonism or the mormon religion. We thought it a valuable service to keep everyone abreast of urantia book study opportunities around the globe. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves kindle edition by multiple authors. The texts combine christianity and an alleged history of the work and teachings of jesus with a cosmology of extraterrestrial spirit beings. Ive recently looked more into the urantia book because of the work of timothy wyllie. All human beings are the sons and daughters of a loving god and therefore brothers and sisters in the family of god. Find books like the urantia book from the worlds largest community of readers.
The urantia book is, in essence, the earth book and hails itself as the 5th epochal revelation to this world. 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. I find the history and idea of the book interesting, but i find the claims of plagiarism and incorrectoutdated scientific ideas. Saddtler was demonstrably well read and previously or simultaneously wrote on several topics related to the urantia book. Its authors are of various celestial orders, including melchizedek. This page was mistakenly begun with the idea that there is a religion called urantia. Since then marilynn and david have hosted hundreds of study groups at their home. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the. Urantia foundation leadership urantia book urantia. After joining the first society for readers of the urantia book in 1974, marilynn became an active supporter of the dissemination of the book and its. The urantia book is very similar to mormonism and christian science beliefs, and little, if anything, found within its pages, is scriptural. Goodreads members who liked the urantia book also liked. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago. Homosexuality and the gay lifestyle the urantia book.
Dear quoran, the judgment of anything, no matter what it is should lie in its merits. Mormonism, beginning in 1830, presents another testament of jesus christ via the book of mormon a translated account from ancient america. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. Book of mormon 4 book of mormon 4 doctrine and covenants 23 doctrine and covenants 23 pearl of great price 1 pearl of great price 1 the urantia book, however, is saturated with the termname melchizedek, making usage of the nameword 534 times. He claimed the book of mormon got its name from an ancient warrior whose ancestors set sail from jerusalem in 600 b.
This article draws parallels between urantia book and mormon doctrines, suggesting that the urantia book is the greater record to come as. Ive been reading the ub for 40 years and, imho, its the mt. The urantia book does not make any statements regarding either homosexuality or the gay lifestyle. Is there any reason why people should reject the book of. The urantia bookpaper 1 wikisource, the free online library. Joseph smith is reported to have told stories about some topics treated in the book of mormon, but had not previously written anything of significant length. The book provides new spiritual truth for modern men and women and a pathway to a personal relationship with god.
This text displays the standard referencing system numbers parts of the book. The urantia book is 2,097 pages long and consists of an introductory foreword followed by 196 papers divided into four parts. A brief description of the urantia book urantia book. Links to these various sites can be found at the bottom of this page. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. According to the urantia book the lucifer rebellion was a disruption of gods divine plan in the history of urantia. According to the book of mormon, bountiful was one of the first areas settled by the nephites, ancient people who supposedly sailed from israel. 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. This book reflects both my own research into specific aspects of the mormon past and countless extended conversations with mormons about mormonism that. The result, the book of mormon, begins as the record of a jewish family in jerusalem, who, around 600 b. Unparalleled cosmology eminently coordinates and illuminates religion, philosophy, science and history.
Tithingchristian, mormonism and the urantia books version by quad rust in the recent media coverage of mitt romneys bid for the white house, a lot has been discussed regarding romneys donations to the lds church mormon in tithing donation to the tune 1 to 2 million dollars per year. In the book, lucifer is classified as a primary lanonandek son. Anderson wrote an excellent article in apocryphal writings and the latterday saints which touches on urantia and several other modern gospels compared to the book of mormon. Tithingchristian, mormonism and the urantia books version. The urantia book 1955, sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation, is a spiritual and philosophical book which discusses god, jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history, destiny, life, the universe and everything. How joseph smith and the early mormons challenged american. Mar 19, 2012 the lds church encourages reliance on a subjective experience of internal feelings if a person wants to know if the mormon religion is true. Everything has some element of truth contained within. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible, in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other mormon churches.
The urantia book belongs to no religion or group but purports to be a gift and the very unifier of all of them all religions, groups and peoples. First think of god as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. The lds church states that more than 150 million copies of the book of mormon.
This text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations. Defying both civil authorities and the mormon establishment in salt lake city, the. Jan 02, 2020 obviously, this book and its adherents are not representative of biblical christianitynot by any stretch of the imagination. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. The first society of the urantia book fellowship was formed in chicago, in 1955. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. Edgar cayce and the urantia book paperback august 16, 2012 by john m. 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 book presents an elaborate pseudohistory of the universe the book actually claims there are many universes.
The urantia book is nothing less than new age gnostic enlightenment with a space age twist. The audio files are currently available in english and french. Oct 11, 2015 the reading of the urantia book is a life journey, to become a part of your everyday existence. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. The bible is the basis for all christianitys beliefs. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The urantia book describes the successive eras of biologic, intellectual, and spiritual uplifting as epochal revelations of god and his ministering agents to man. The urantia book and the book of mormon the urantia book is another purportedly multiauthored, revealed text. The urantia foundation began publishing the urantia book in 1955. Jun 10, 2009 for several years, ive tried to read every new book that martin gardner has written. Hosting the audio files of the urantia book online is a significant expense for urantia foundation. Sep 26, 2012 t he universal father is the god of all creation, the first source and center of all things and beings.
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. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. Bahai and urantia urantia book forum, conversations. Mormonism, the urantia book, and patriarchal blessings. The book is divided into smaller books that read as narratives.
Joseph smith claims he received the mormons scriptures the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, the pearl of great price through occult methods such as divination or from the angel moroni and other spirits. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. To be fair, a person who accepts the book of mormon as scripture should give equal consideration to other books which also claim similar status. Indeed, jesus christ is given a prominent place at least on the. I think of portions of it at all hours of the day, often times as i wake each morning. Part i, titled the central and superuniverse, addresses what the authors consider the highest levels of creation, including the eternal and infinite universal father, his trinity associates, and the isle of paradise. Jana riess is a senior columnist for religion news service and the author or co author of many books, including mormonism and american politics, flunking. The last chapter of the book of mormon contains the promise that if a person will read the book, he may then ask god, the eternal father, in the name of christ, if the book is not true, and if he shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in christ, god will manifest the truth of it unto him by the power of holy ghost. This is the first edition of the urantia book, published in 1955. 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 urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, presents us with the origin, history, and destiny of humanity. Besides, it was a great story and smith was a great storyteller. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the urantia book. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. Theres no other piece in all of literature thats ever been written in the same method as the socalled small plates of nephi. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book ub is.
The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. But it was his first vision account that began the religion of mormonism and the reception of its alleged scriptures. Contrary to the biblical position that there is only one god deut. God also was once a man like us and had parents and worshiped a god at one time till he became exalted.
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 to do, when we have a friend who worships in a different church than ours. Without a doubt there is a certain attractiveness to the idea that god would provide us with a direct infusion of revelation in a moment of wanting to know the truth about something. Although there is no official religion based upon the urantia book, there are groups, like the jesusonian foundation, who teach others what is contained in the urantia book. Urantia foundation is a nonprofit, educational foundation that operates under a declaration of trust. Is the urantia book that greater record to come as. 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. Gardner is a deist who believes that no scriptures come from god, that fundamentalists are ideologues, and that creationism is an unscientific, witless swindle. Urantia foundation urantia book urantia foundation. There seem to be so much similarity and coordinated concepts of truth that it look very peculiar that tub do not. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. The home of urantia foundation, 533 w diversey parkway, chicago, illinois, was built in 1908. Based on the books name, smiths early followers were more widely known as mormons, and their faith mormonism. The urantia book portrays our relationship with god the father. It answers questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and it includes an uplifting narrative of the life and teachings of jesus.
What is the urantia books view on patriarchal blessings. In addition is this stark pronouncement, if the words. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. The central and superuniverses, the local universe, the history of urantia the. Melchizedekking of salemurantia book and mormonisms. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. May 27, 2004 for example, the urantia book rejects the bibles views about god, christ, man, sin, and salvation. 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. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. The new age movement is usually characterized as a broad cultural trend that is impacting the christian west with nonchristian i. Jun 11, 2008 the urantia book a brief description first published in chicago in 1955, the urantia book is the fifth epochal revelation on our planet and a spiritual feast for hungry souls. Its authorship remains a matter of speculation, and it seems to have been composed in chicago, illinois. One of the strongest admonitions of mormonism is the adjunct to search the writings of isaiah, for they are of most important to those at the last days.
However, it is notable that this movement has not ignored the central figure of the christian faith. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves paperback june 1, 2008. Mormons believe that god is a spirit being of flesh and bone. Aug 14, 2011 many believe the urantia book is the promised blessing once prophesied perhaps even the twothirds sealed plates which founder, joseph smith, acknowledged he was not permissioned to translate. The urantia revelation is the only volume of information, planetwide, which does claim the full account of jesus life and of his greater teachings which, incidentally, was forecast by the very authors of the book of mormon nephi, moroni and mormon. The urantia book is a revelation of truth for our world from higher beings in the universe. What is the urantia book s view on patriarchal blessings. The urantia book and the book of mormon differ more than slightly. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago, chicago, illinois. It has been printing the book in english since 1955, and in recent years has been translating the book into many other languages of the world.
There is not much that is not answered or explained about melchizedek. Can anyone tell me if the adjutants are in the bible too. 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. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science. Jul 12, 2005 page 1 of 16 urantia book who couldve hoaxed this. Aug 09, 2011 the book of mormon contains a plethora of prophecies regarding the. Despite my criticism about the underwhelming way joseph smith started out the book of mormon, 1 nephi is actually one of my favorite sections. 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. Other groups embarked even earlier, only in submarines. There is a passage that extols friendship between persons of the same sex, but there is never any instruction regarding homosexual sex. It is deceptive in its approach by claiming to correct all religious books, as well as challenging god as the author and keeper of his truth found in the bible. Nov 25, 2019 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. 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. To say it changed my life would be an understatement.
For latter day saints, their scriptural source also includes the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants and the pearl of great price. Despite his stereotyped and sometimes condescending remarks, what engages me to continue reading is his insistence. No person, religion or organization claims to have authored the urantia papers. The book offers a very straightforward, commonsense approach to god, the universe, our planet and mankind. Hey, i grew up with the urantia book and with mormonism. Its teachings blend science, philosophy, history, cosmology and religion seamlessly into a big picture revealing our origin, our purpose, and our divine and eternal destiny, the agelong process from animal to angel, from angel to spirit, from spirit to god. Is the urantia book 100 times more than ldschristian scripture. There are 2,097 pages in the book, and it is divided into four parts. The urantia book is a collection of allegedly channelled writings mostly compiled from the 1930s, published by the urantia foundation in 1955. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american. The other holy books and spiritual claims book of jeranek, sealed portion, urantia book, etc.
Vice president marilynn was introduced to the urantia book in 1972 by her husband, david kulieke, whose parents and an uncle and aunt had been longtime readers. 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 fosters tolerance for all sincere efforts to find god, and is true to the teaching of acceptance, forgiveness and love which jesus so graciously lived 2000 years ago. The facsimile is available in 600dpi and 1600dpi resolutions in djvu and pdf formats. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves.