FUTURANTIA
Revelation teaches mortal man that...he should begin by the organization of knowledge into idea-decisions; next, mandate wisdom to labor unremittingly at its noble task of transforming self-possessed ideas into increasingly practical but nonetheless supernal ideals...that the Adjuster dares so to combine and spiritize them. (1112:3)
ARTICLES
The Urantia Book does contain many intriguing clues and clear statements regarding our future. If we approach this question with courage and the sincere desire to follow the truth wherever it leads, we are well equipped to find trustworthy answers...
While the word eugenics appears only once in The Urantia Book (on page 1220) there are about two dozen statements that suggest we should begin seriously practicing eugenics on this planet. This article looks at trends in reproduction, and the ethics surrounding challenging proposals that address the key issues.
The
Cultural Impact of
The Urantia Book in the Next Fifty Years
We should realize that gradual evolutionary development in the Urantia movement will continue in the next fifty years. But superimposed on this evolutionary growth, some catalysts of rapid change may burst upon us...
The universe is a laboratory where we can study some of the most fundamental questions in physics. Recent observations assist in the further unraveling of our giant cosmos and they continue to throw light on some of the astronomical comments mentioned in the Papers.
Since readers of The URANTIA Book are surely interested in the subject of prophesy, it may be opportune to see what it says about the relatively near future. For example, did Jesus foretell the coming of a book of epochal significance and a new dispensation...?
Will new religious institutions evolve in the Urantia movement? The central objective of people interested in initiating such a new religious organization should be to utilize lay leadership, have cross cultural adaptability, and broad theological inclusiveness...
If it is to be pronounced a fake then it must be shown that there is a way by which the faking procedure could have been carried out - and it should be possible to demonstrate that procedure. Nobody has succeeded in doing this, not even if we do not insist upon them duplicating the 3-D effect obtained with the VP-8 Image Analyzer.
What If We Gazed Upon The Universe From Within? In this my presentation I shall attempt something that is impossible. I shall endeavour, from God's viewpoint, to cast a look upon existence and upon man as a part of that existence. There are many reasons which make such a study actually impossible. One is the fact that our thinking per force happens within the circumscribed thought patterns conditioned by time and space, whereas God is eternal, timeless, and independent of space.
The
Inner World of Mankind Mankind's
real progress depends upon some inner world, then curiosity compels us
to ask: what
is this inner world of mankind? Of what is it made? How is it made? Can
we help with its construction? These
are the questions we now consider.
Our Problem In the light of these words from the revelators, surely it is time to rethink attitudes, purposes, and goals. What can now be done that will enhance the acceptability of the Urantia Papers to the world in general but particularly to the Christian church...
Who Will Come to Phoenicia? The journey across the Sea of Galilee to Phoenicia by Jesus and his small band of followers is symbolic of one of his greatest struggles. It was also a turning point in his earthly career....
A Millennium
of Cosmic Enlightenment
- Is It Here? Whereas
it would appear we are tens of thousands of years away from the actual
age of Life and Light, the signs of the present times really do appear
to indicate that our "millennium of cosmic enlightenment" has
already dawned...
The Urantia Papers tell of God's plan for the age-long but adventurous journey to Paradise that is available to the ascending evolutionary mortals of time. You start your journey, virtually as an animal, but with this essential difference--your mind has the potential, of its own volition, to make a moral decision...
The Challenge of The Twenty-First Century We are living in one of the major turning points of history. Our times have been labelled variously as the post-industrial, post-modern, and post-Christian era...
Patience - A Millennium is 1000 Years In referring to a millennium of change, the revelators must be speaking dominantly about changes to the mores of human society - which are dependent on changes to the individuals that constitute a society...
The Future - Following Jesus Is the actual life of Jesus attainable only for a divine being? The Urantia Papers do not permit this interpretation. Instead the authors impose it upon us as a "must" directive from Jesus for all who comprehend his revelation...
