Thread: quick question

I've never read it, but it sounds kind of interesting from the description. If you or others haven't seen it and are interested, here's the summary I found.

Originally posted by http://www.urantia.org/about.html
A Brief Description of The Urantia Book...

The Urantia Book, first published by the Urantia Foundation in 1955, was authored by celestial beings as a special revelation to our planet, Urantia.


The book's message is that all human beings are one family, the sons and daughters of one God, the Universal Father. It instructs on the genesis, history, and destiny of mankind and on our relationship with God. It also presents a unique and compelling portrayal of the life and teachings of Jesus, opening new vistas of time and eternity, and revealing new concepts of Man's ever-ascending adventure of finding the Universal Father in our friendly and carefully administered universe.


The Urantia Book's view of science, philosophy, and religion is perhaps the clearest and most concise integration of these subjects available to contemporary man. There is little question among the over 400,000 people who have purchased, read, and who study the Book: The Urantia Book has the capacity to make a significant contribution to the religious and philosophical thinking of all peoples; it truly has the potential to shape world destiny.


Over and over, people from around the world have discovered that the Book has profoundly impressed and changed their lives - inspired and stimulated them to reach new levels of spiritual growth and enhanced living.


While almost every generation produces a number of people who pose as the bearers of a 'new revelation,' it is surprising that The Urantia Book does not advocate a new organized religion. Its viewpoint builds upon the religious heritages of the past and present, encouraging a personal, living religion based on faith and service to one's fellows.

Anyway, I probably won't buy the book, but that's what I've discovered.

-Amé

Thanks, Amethyst. Actually you can get a whole free copy of it online at www.urantia.org.
I've read a bit of it now. Really interesting. The explantion of the first couple chapters,
concerning God and the gods and existence, are maybe the most highly intellectualized
spiritual writings I've ever tried to comprehend. I didn't understand most of it, honestly.
But then there's a compendium of Jesus' life which fills in a whole lot of "missing details".
And the story of how Earth (or as it is called by the "higher beings", Urantia, hence the title)
is really awesome science fiction if it's not true. Somebody should check it out and tell me
their thoughts. I just found it like a month ago. So I wondered if anyone else has ever read
any of it.