¶ Bio
William Samuel Sadler (June 24, 1875 – April 26, 1969) was an American surgeon, self-trained psychiatrist, and author who helped publish The Urantia Book. The book is said to have resulted from Sadler’s relationship with a man through whom he believed celestial beings spoke at night. It drew a following of people who studied its teachings.
A native of Indiana, Sadler moved to Michigan as a teenager to work at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. There he met the physician and health-food promoter John Harvey Kellogg, co-inventor of corn flakes breakfast cereal, who became his mentor. Sadler married Kellogg’s niece, Lena Celestia Kellogg, in 1897. He worked for several Christian organizations and attended medical school, graduating in 1906. Sadler practiced medicine in Chicago with his wife, who was also a physician. He joined several medical associations and taught at the McCormick Theological Seminary. Although he was a committed member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for almost twenty years, he left the denomination after it disfellowshipped his wife’s uncle in 1907. Sadler and his wife became speakers on the Chautauqua adult education circuit in 1907, and he became a highly paid, popular orator. He eventually wrote over 40 books on a variety of medical and spiritual topics advocating a holistic approach to health. Sadler extolled the value of prayer and religion but was skeptical of mediums, assisting debunker Howard Thurston, and embraced the scientific consensus on evolution.
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¶ Articles
- The Journey Following Mortal Death, Fellowship Herald, Volume 14, Number 1, 2014 (Summer)
- Destiny of the Master Michaels?, Fellowship Herald, Volume 15, Number 1, 2015 (Summer)
- Sixty-Four Original Urantia Book Concepts, Fellowship Herald, Volume 15, Number 1, 2015 (Summer)
- Mindedness and Spirituality, Comments on the Absolutes, Fellowship Herald, Volume 16, Number 1, 2016 (Summer)
- What Will We Find in Outer Space?, Fellowship Herald, Volume 17, Number 1, 2017 (Summer)
¶ Study aids
Index of study aids by William Sadler:
- Foreword and Part I — Volume I
- Science — Volume II
- Topical and Doctrinal Studies — Volume III
- Jesus — Volume IV
- Theology — Volume V
- Bible Study — Volume VI
- Terminology — Volume VII
- Worship and Wisdom — Volume VIII
- Consideration of Some Criticisms of The Urantia Book
- A History of the Urantia Movement