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92:6.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century Twentieth-century] [[Urantia]] [[religions]] present an interesting [[study]] of the [[social]] [[evolution]] of man's [[worship]] impulse. Many [[faiths]] have [[progressed]] very little since the days of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_87 ghost cult]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmies Pygmies] of Africa have no [[religious]] [[reactions]] as a class, although some of them believe slightly in a [[spirit]] [[environment]]. They are today just where [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man] was when the [[evolution]] of [[religion]] began. The basic [[belief]] of [[primitive]] [[religion]] was [[survival]] after [[death]]. The [[idea]] of [[worshiping]] a [[personal]] [[God]] indicates advanced [[evolutionary]] [[development]], even the first [[stage]] of [[revelation]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyaks Dyaks] have evolved only the most [[primitive]] religious [[practices]]. The comparatively recent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimos Eskimos] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States Amerinds] had very meager [[concepts]] of [[God]]; they believed in [[ghosts]] and had an indefinite [[idea]] of [[survival]] of some sort after [[death]]. Present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aborigines native Australians] have only a [[ghost]] [[fear]], dread of the [[dark]], and a crude [[ancestor]] [[veneration]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulus Zulus] are just evolving a [[religion]] of [[ghost]] [[fear]] and [[sacrifice]]. Many African [[tribes]], except through missionary work of [[Christians]] and [[Muslim|Mohammedans]], are not yet beyond the [[fetish]] stage of religious [[evolution]]. But some [[groups]] have long held to the [[idea]] of [[monotheism]], like the onetime [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracians Thracians], who also believed in [[immortality]].

92:6.1 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century Twentieth-century] [[Urantia]] [[religions]] present an interesting [[study]] of the [[social]] [[evolution]] of man's [[worship]] impulse. Many [[faiths]] have [[progressed]] very little since the days of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_87 ghost cult]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmies Pygmies] of Africa have no [[religious]] [[reactions]] as a class, although some of them believe slightly in a [[spirit]] [[environment]]. They are today just where [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man] was when the [[evolution]] of [[religion]] began. The basic [[belief]] of [[primitive]] [[religion]] was [[survival]] after [[death]]. The [[idea]] of [[worshiping]] a [[personal]] [[God]] indicates advanced [[evolutionary]] [[development]], even the first [[stage]] of [[revelation]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyaks Dyaks] have evolved only the most [[primitive]] religious [[practices]]. The comparatively recent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimos Eskimos] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States Amerinds] had very meager [[concepts]] of [[God]]; they believed in [[ghosts]] and had an indefinite [[idea]] of [[survival]] of some sort after [[death]]. Present-day [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aborigines native Australians] have only a [[ghost]] [[fear]], dread of the [[dark]], and a crude [[ancestor]] [[veneration]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulus Zulus] are just evolving a [[religion]] of [[ghost]] [[fear]] and [[sacrifice]]. Many African [[tribes]], except through missionary work of [[Christians]] and [[Muslim|Mohammedans]], are not yet beyond the [[fetish]] stage of religious [[evolution]]. But some [[groups]] have long held to the [[idea]] of [[monotheism]], like the onetime [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracians Thracians], who also believed in [[immortality]].

92:6.2 On [[Urantia]], [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:3._THE_NATURE_OF_EVOLUTIONARY_RELIGION evolutionary] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:4._THE_GIFT_OF_REVELATION revelatory religion] are progressing side by side while they blend and coalesce into the [[diversified]] [[theologic]] [[systems]] found in the world in the times of the inditement of these papers. These [[religions]], the religions of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth-century] [[Urantia]], may be enumerated as follows:

92:6.2 On [[Urantia]], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:3._THE_NATURE_OF_EVOLUTIONARY_RELIGION evolutionary] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_92#92:4._THE_GIFT_OF_REVELATION revelatory religion] are progressing side by side while they blend and coalesce into the [[diversified]] [[theologic]] [[systems]] found in the world in the times of the inditement of these papers. These [[religions]], the religions of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth-century] [[Urantia]], may be enumerated as follows:

*1.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]—the most [[ancient]].

*1.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]—the most [[ancient]].

*2.  The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebrew religion].

*2.  The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebrew religion].

*3.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism].

*3.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism].

*4.  The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucian] teachings.

*4.  The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucianism Confucian] teachings.

*5.  The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism Taoist] beliefs.

*5.  The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism Taoist] beliefs.

*6.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism].

*6.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism].

*7.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto Shinto].

*7.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto Shinto].

*8.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainism].

*8.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainism].

*9.  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity Christianity].

*9.  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity Christianity].

*10. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islam].

*10. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islam].

*11. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism Sikhism]—the most recent.

*11. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism Sikhism]—the most recent.

92:6.3 The most advanced [[religions]] of [[ancient]] times were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Judaism], and each respectively has greatly [[influenced]] the [[course]] of religious [[development]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient Orient] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident]. Both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindusim Hindus] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebrews] believed that their [[religions]] were [[inspired]] and [[revealed]], and they believed all others to be [[decadent]] forms of the one true [[faith]].

92:6.3 The most advanced [[religions]] of [[ancient]] times were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Judaism], and each respectively has greatly [[influenced]] the [[course]] of religious [[development]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient Orient] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident]. Both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindusim Hindus] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebrews] believed that their [[religions]] were [[inspired]] and [[revealed]], and they believed all others to be [[decadent]] forms of the one true [[faith]].

92:6.4 India is divided among Hindu, Sikh, Mohammedan, and Jain, each picturing God, man, and the universe as these are variously conceived. China follows the Taoist and the Confucian teachings; Shinto is revered in Japan.

92:6.4 India is divided among Hindu, Sikh, Mohammedan, and Jain, each picturing God, man, and the universe as these are variously conceived. China follows the Taoist and the Confucian teachings; Shinto is revered in Japan.

92:6.5 The great [[international]], interracial faiths are the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebraic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhist], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christitanity Christian], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic]. [[Buddhism]] stretches from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon Ceylon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma Burma] through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet Tibet] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan]. It has shown an [[adaptability]] to the [[mores]] of many peoples that has been equaled only by [[Christianity]].

92:6.5 The great [[international]], interracial faiths are the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Hebraic], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhist], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christitanity Christian], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam Islamic]. [[Buddhism]] stretches from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon Ceylon] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma Burma] through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet Tibet] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan]. It has shown an [[adaptability]] to the [[mores]] of many peoples that has been equaled only by [[Christianity]].

92:6.6 The [[Hebrew]] [[religion]] [[encompasses]] the philosophic [[transition]] from [[polytheism]] to [[monotheism]]; it is an [[evolutionary]] link between the [[religions]] of [[evolution]] and the religions of [[revelation]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the only western people to follow their early evolutionary gods straight through to the [[God]] of [[revelation]]. But this [[truth]] never became widely accepted until the days of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], who once again taught the blended [[idea]] of a [[racial]] [[deity]] combined with a [[Universal]] [[Creator]]: "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, you are God, even you alone; you have made heaven and earth."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.37] At one time the [[hope]] of the [[survival]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidental] civilization lay in the [[sublime]] [[Hebraic]] [[concepts]] of [[goodness]] and the advanced [[Greek|Hellenic]] concepts of [[beauty]].

92:6.6 The [[Hebrew]] [[religion]] [[encompasses]] the philosophic [[transition]] from [[polytheism]] to [[monotheism]]; it is an [[evolutionary]] link between the [[religions]] of [[evolution]] and the religions of [[revelation]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the only western people to follow their early evolutionary gods straight through to the [[God]] of [[revelation]]. But this [[truth]] never became widely accepted until the days of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah Isaiah], who once again taught the blended [[idea]] of a [[racial]] [[deity]] combined with a [[Universal]] [[Creator]]: "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, you are God, even you alone; you have made heaven and earth."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Isaiah#Chapter_.37] At one time the [[hope]] of the [[survival]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidental] civilization lay in the [[sublime]] [[Hebraic]] [[concepts]] of [[goodness]] and the advanced [[Greek|Hellenic]] concepts of [[beauty]].

92:6.7 The [[Christian]] religion is the religion about the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents#Part_IV._The_Life_and_Teachings_of_Jesus life and teachings of Christ] based upon the [[theology]] of [[Judaism]], modified further through the assimilation of certain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrian] teachings and [[Greek]] [[philosophy]], and formulated primarily by three [[individuals]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], [[Peter]], and [[Paul]]. It has passed through many [[phases]] of [[evolution]] since the time of [[Paul]] and has become so thoroughly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidentalized] that many non-European peoples very naturally look upon [[Christianity]] as a strange [[revelation]] of a strange God and for strangers.

92:6.7 The [[Christian]] religion is the religion about the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents#Part_IV._The_Life_and_Teachings_of_Jesus life and teachings of Christ] based upon the [[theology]] of [[Judaism]], modified further through the assimilation of certain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism Zoroastrian] teachings and [[Greek]] [[philosophy]], and formulated primarily by three [[individuals]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], [[Peter]], and [[Paul]]. It has passed through many [[phases]] of [[evolution]] since the time of [[Paul]] and has become so thoroughly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidentalized] that many non-European peoples very naturally look upon [[Christianity]] as a strange [[revelation]] of a strange God and for strangers.

92:6.8 [[Islam]] is the religio-cultural connective of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa North Africa], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia southeastern Asia]. It was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish] [[theology]] in [[connection]] with the later [[Christian]] teachings that made [[Islam]] [[monotheistic]]. The followers of [[Mohammed]] stumbled at the advanced teachings of the [[Trinity]]; they could not [[comprehend]] the [[doctrine]] of [[three]] [[divine]] [[personalities]] and one Deity. It is always [[difficult]] to induce evolutionary [[minds]] suddenly to [[accept]] advanced revealed [[truth]]. Man is an [[evolutionary]] [[creature]] and in the main must get his [[religion]] by evolutionary [[techniques]].

92:6.8 [[Islam]] is the religio-cultural connective of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa North Africa], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Levant], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia southeastern Asia]. It was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish] [[theology]] in [[connection]] with the later [[Christian]] teachings that made [[Islam]] [[monotheistic]]. The followers of [[Mohammed]] stumbled at the advanced teachings of the [[Trinity]]; they could not [[comprehend]] the [[doctrine]] of [[three]] [[divine]] [[personalities]] and one Deity. It is always [[difficult]] to induce evolutionary [[minds]] suddenly to [[accept]] advanced revealed [[truth]]. Man is an [[evolutionary]] [[creature]] and in the main must get his [[religion]] by evolutionary [[techniques]].

92:6.9 [[Ancestor]] [[worship]] onetime constituted a decided advance in [[religious]] [[evolution]], but it is both amazing and regrettable that this [[primitive]] [[concept]] persists in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] amidst so much that is [[relatively]] more advanced, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident], [[ancestor]] [[worship]] [[developed]] into the [[veneration]] of national gods and [[respect]] for racial [[heroes]]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] this [[hero]]-venerating nationalistic religion makes its [[appearance]] in the various [[radical]] and nationalistic [[secularism]]s which characterize many [[races]] and [[nations]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident]. Much of this same [[attitude]] is also found in the great [[universities]] and the larger [[industrial]] communities of the [[English]]-speaking peoples. Not very [[different]] from these [[concepts]] is the idea that [[religion]] is but "a shared quest of the good life." The "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion national religions]" are nothing more than a reversion to the early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_emperors Roman emperor] [[worship]] and to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto Shinto]—[[worship]] of the [[state]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Family_of_Japan imperial family].

92:6.9 [[Ancestor]] [[worship]] onetime constituted a decided advance in [[religious]] [[evolution]], but it is both amazing and regrettable that this [[primitive]] [[concept]] persists in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China China], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan Japan], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] amidst so much that is [[relatively]] more advanced, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident], [[ancestor]] [[worship]] [[developed]] into the [[veneration]] of national gods and [[respect]] for racial [[heroes]]. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] this [[hero]]-venerating nationalistic religion makes its [[appearance]] in the various [[radical]] and nationalistic [[secularism]]s which characterize many [[races]] and [[nations]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occident]. Much of this same [[attitude]] is also found in the great [[universities]] and the larger [[industrial]] communities of the [[English]]-speaking peoples. Not very [[different]] from these [[concepts]] is the idea that [[religion]] is but "a shared quest of the good life." The "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion national religions]" are nothing more than a reversion to the early [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_emperors Roman emperor] [[worship]] and to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto Shinto]—[[worship]] of the [[state]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Family_of_Japan imperial family].

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