© 1996 The Fellowship for readers of The Urantia Book
Since early January readers have responded to the announcement of the publication of The Urantia Book by the Fellowship by placing 5,500 orders — more than 1,000 books by individuals and 4,500 copies by large-quantity purchasers. Published by Uversa Press, this book features a two-column format and incorporates a reference system to locate passages of the text by citing paper, section and paragraph. Notation is also provided to allow easy cross reference to the pagination of the 1955 public domain printing of The Urantia Book.
The book will be soft covered, 6 ½ inches by 9 ¼ inches, containing approximately 1,900 pages. Two different cover designs will be produced. One cover is intended to appeal to bookstore browsers, with images of an angel, the planet Earth, and Jesus. The second is more conservative, with text only on the cover.
This edition reproduces the 1955 public domain text of The Urantia Book, except for the correction of spelling and typographic errors. These corrections are documented in a separate pamphlet, which is available from the Fellowship on request.
The Fellowship now has an Internet site at http://www.ubfellowship.org. The purposes of this site are to present The Urantia Book to interested persons who may be searching the Internet and to develop a central location for reader services and resources, such as libraries, archives, and news related to conferences, societies and study groups. Currently the site contains a news page of IC '96. News related to the conference, as well as conference schedules and events, will be posted as they are received.
Other plans for the site include the publication of web pages for societies and study groups as they develop the ability to prepare and maintain electronic documents. An electronic response form is provided at the site so that questions and comments can be sent to a central location and then distributed via E-mail to individuals who can personally respond. This effort is being managed by Larry Watkins in Sacramento, lwatkins@bidnet.com.
More information on this site will be provided at IC ’ 96 , where a computer lab will demonstrate many of the communications potentials of this rapidly growing medium.
For more information, contact Special Projects chairman David Kantor at dkantor@ubfellowship.org.
A series of presentations made at the third Wrightwood Seminar on Gender and The Urantia Book is now available from the Fellowship. This publication explores one of the most provocative issues of our time - the meaning of gender differences.
A small group of students shared their differing points of view in May 1993 on this intriguing subject. The five essays are the fruit of over two years of reflective, comparative review and revision. The result is a 95 -page combbound book (see page 15 for order form) that promises not to disappoint. Here, in brief, is what the authors say about their articles.
“Historical, Contemporary and Potential Roles for Women” by Alison Gardner. The Urantia Book is a profeminist document, Gardner says. Special treatment of women and chivalry are traditions the book supports. “Jesus’ gospel incorporates the greatest redefinition of a woman’s rights, roles and responsibilities ever made, before or since,” she says. In her paper, Gardner shows that there is a spiritual and social quest to grant women importance and value in the planetary culture of the future.
“Spheres and Rights: A Study of The Urantia Book on Gender Differences” by Byron Belitsos. This paper explores the book’s disclosure that gender differences are an essential, irrefutable, and deeply meaningful feature of human life. Belitsos seeks to untangle gender mysteries and paradoxes in evolutionary thought. Key is that gender differentiation and complementarity reveal a creator design of spheres of existence which are assigned to men and women in which each reigns supreme.
“The Future of Patriarchy: Gender Bias in The Urantia Book and New Paradigms of Reality” by Jeanne Melchior. Unlike Gardner, Melchior believes the book is gender biased. “Many of us feel excluded rather than invited by the predominantly male symbolism of God in The Urantia Book,” she says.
“Functional Gender Designation in The Urantia Book” by Stuart Kerr. This illustrated essay seeks to explain why apparent gender-biased language is used. “A new revelation is always contaminated by older evolutionary techniques,” Kerr says. He then analyzes gender characteristics found at various levels of personality - Deity, angel, midwayer and mortal. Kerr notes that mother love is not an acquirement, but rather an inherent endowment bestowed by the Universe Mother Spirit.
“The Complementary Natures and Potentials of Men and Women in Partnership” by Claudia Ayers and Larry Watkins. The central message of this essay is the potential for a partnership of the sexes based on teamwork. Men and women think and communicate differently, they write. Each viewpoint and inherent difference has value and must not be pushed aside in the goal of obtaining equal rights for women.
Your souree for secondary works at uniform pricing: prices include shipping & handling, domestic or international.
| Birth of a Revelation (3rd ed.) | $7 |
| Nacimiento de una Revelacion (2nd ed.) | $7 |
| * 5 copies (English or Spanish) | $30 |
| * 10 copies (English or Spanish) | $57.50 |
| Numbered Photo/Art Print of Contact Commission & 533 Diversey | $35 |
| Funeral Service | $5 |
| New Meaning of Christmas | $2 |
| Positive Qualities Chart | $25 |
| Who’s Who in The Urantia Book | $3 |
| Music CD: ‘Sohre—Who Will Know’ | $12 |
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Coming soon! Flashpoints in The Urantia Book. How to deal with new readers in reconciling beliefs in reincarnation and astrology with teachings in The Urantia Book.