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1957/01 - Review

1 pg, "An Evaluation of the Urantia Book" written January 1957 by Meredith Sprunger

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1957/01 - Review

2 pgs, "An Evaluation of the Urantia Book" from 1957. Plus a memo prepared by Sprunger in 1964 describing the book's treatment on theology, history, and the life of Jesus.

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1958/10/13 - Letter

1 pg, Dr Moss, President of Theological Seminary, writes that he regards Christianity as a historical religion. To say the Urantia Book has no historical basis seems contrary to the way God acts.

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1958/11/07 - Review

3 pgs, "Critique of the Urantia Book" Rev Robert Chiles, Minister, Concord Methodist Church, Dayton, Ohio

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1958/11/18 - Letter

1 pg, Mr Chiles says the bible is a history of God's acts in human affairs. Can the Urantia Book be deemed so If not, then as a supplement to the bible He would like the name of the scholar who gave his approval of the insights into Christianity as contained in the book. (Mentioned in Meredith's letter to him).

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1958/11/20 - Letter

1 pg, Meredith Sprunger confirms to Rev Chiles that Urantia Book also speaks of God's activity in history. Declines to name the theologian who commented on the book's treatment of Christianity.

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1958/12/01 - Review

26 pgs, "Considerations of some criticisms of the Urantia Book" rebuttals to eighteen major criticisms about the Urantia Book. Presents seventy original concepts found in the Urantia Papers.

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1959/01/25 - Review

25 pgs, "Considerations of Some Criticisms of the Urantia Book" rebuttals to eighteen major criticisms about the Urantia Book. Presents seventy original concepts found in the Urantia Papers.

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1960/06/30 - Letter

3 pgs, To Vincent Buranelli with publisher Lowell Thomas from Doc Sadler, regarding the Wilkins biography. Doc asks that his name be left out and that mention of the Urantia Book be put in a chapter separate from the one that addresses psychic phenomenon.

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1971/10/15 - Letter

2 pgs, To Marvin Petersen from Clyde Bedell, defending the UB in comparison to the Bible.

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1972/01/13 - Letter

6 pgs, Original letter and response to Albert Daney by Alvin Kulieke as Brotherhood president, regarding origins of and his critique of The Urantia Book.

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1974 - Book Excerpt

6 pgs, By William Thompson, several pages from a chapter called Planetary Mythologies that mentions the UB.

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1978/10 - Review

3 pgs, Evaluating The Urantia Book by Stephen Cannon published in Personal Freedom Outreach magazine. The article references Harold Sherman and holds a Christian critique of the UB.

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1981/09/17 - Letter

2 pgs, To Brooks Alexander from Meredith Sprunger, correcting him re: some misreporting on the UB and UB movement in his Spiritual Counterfeits Project Newsletter.

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1983/01/29 - Treatise

2 pgs, Clyde Bedell receives a perspective on the nature of The Urantia Book from Philip Eversoul.

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1983/05/08 - Article

7 pgs, Empire Magazine. Colorado's Hip Capitalist Mo Siegel: Turning Hot Tea Into Cold Cash. The article disparages the UB and presents it as one of Mo's 15 favorite books. Included is a clarification statement that Mo sent in after the article was published. See 2016.4.17.70, Clyde Bedell responding to the original article.

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1983/05/09 - Letter

5 pgs, To Mo Siegel from Clyde Bedell, criticizing him for allowing himself and the UB to be interpreted as was done in the Empire Magazine article. See 2016.4.17.69, which also includes a clarification commentary submitted by Mo after the article came out. The article was disparaging of the UB and portrayed it as on of Mo's 15 favorite books.

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