A Young Child's Guide to the Urantia Book

A Young Child's Guide to the Urantia Book by Mary Ebben


Publisher: Mary Ebben (1993)Paperback
8 x 10.6 inches, 89 pages

Eighty-eight short chapters, many with illustrations, explain the life and work of Jesus and His apostles. -------------------------
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 authorship remains a matter of speculation. 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 a known author.

The text introduces the word "Urantia" as the name of the planet Earth and states that its intent is to "present enlarged concepts and advanced truth." The book aims to unite religion, science, and philosophy, and its enormous amount of material about science is unique among literature claimed to be presented by celestial beings. Among other topics, the book discusses the origin and meaning of life, mankind's place in the universe, the relationship between God and people, and the life of Jesus.

The Urantia Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit group, first published The Urantia Book in 1955. In 2001, a jury found that the English-language book's copyright was no longer valid in the United States after 1983. The English text became a public domain work in the United States, and in 2006 the international copyright expired.--------------------------
Mary Ebben Livingston has studied "The Urantia Book" for over thirty years and was an active participant in the Boulder, CO Urantia community. She also worked at the Jesusonian Foundation. "Quivering on the Brink: Revealing Higher Spiritual Truths" is a condensed work based solely on the "The Urantia Book" and therefore not her original material. Essentially, Mary enjoyed a feast, drank its healing wisdom, and absorbed its flavors. In gratitude, she prepared an appetizer. While "Quivering on the Brink" is considered a fulfilling and nourishing appetizer, she does not feel it makes her an author or a chef. Ms. Livingston has two grown children, is now retired, and lives in New Mexico.