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The '''"Urantia Movement"''' is a term describing an amorphous [[body]] of [[individuals]] who have identified with the [[Urantia Book]] as the "fifth epochal revelation". Students of [[religion]] have come to recognize it as a NRM or [[New Religious Movement]]. For critical and "official" histories see the following.
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The '''"Urantia Movement"''' is a term describing an amorphous network of [[individuals]] who have identified with the [[Urantia Book]] as the "fifth epochal revelation". Typically, enthusiasts of '''''The Urantia Book''''' do not recognize "the movement" as a religion though scholars¹ of [[religion]] have come to recognize it as a [[New Religious Movement]]. For critical and "official" histories see the following.
  
1. [http://urantia-anzura.org/index.php?section=272&module=navigationmodule A History of the Urantia Movement], by Dr. William Sadler (official)
 
  
2. [http://www.squarecircles.com/articles/sprunger/sprunger.htm Major Growth Steps in the Urantia Movement], by Meredith Sprunger (personal)
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*[http://urantia-anzura.org/index.php?section=272&module=navigationmodule A History of the Urantia Movement], by Dr. William Sadler (official)
  
3. [http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=43_156&products_id=977 Urantia, The Great Cult Mystery], by Martin Gardner (critical)
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*[http://www.squarecircles.com/articles/sprunger/sprunger.htm Major Growth Steps in the Urantia Movement], by Meredith Sprunger (personal)
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*[http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=43_156&products_id=977 Urantia, The Great Cult Mystery], by Martin Gardner (critical)
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==References==
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:a. [http://books.google.com/books?id=1nsazah-mEQC&pg=PA144&dq=urantia+book&ei=2Gf7SffxFYXGzATKi_gF UFO Religions], Christopher Hugh Partridge
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:b. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6p9ZVm-poRoC&pg=PA199&dq=urantia+book&ei=2Gf7SffxFYXGzATKi_gF Invention of Sacred Tradition], James R. Lewis
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:c. [http://books.google.com/books?id=EZYsPQgBNioC&printsec=frontcover&dq=claiming+knowledge&lr=&ei=N2n7Sb2RAZvuzQT26dj3Cg#PPA286,M1 Claiming Knowledge], by Olav Hammer
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:d. [http://books.google.com/books?id=w7R7xyB0T80C&pg=PA145&dq=urantia+book&lr=&ei=jWj7SfzwA4jizATMtZSwDA Channeling], by Jon Klimo
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:e. [http://books.google.com/books?id=GoEYAAAAIAAJ&q=urantia+book&dq=urantia+book&lr=&ei=s2j7SdTKNqG2zQToxNn5Cg&pgis=1 New Age Encyclopedia], by Gordon Melton
  
 
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The "Urantia Movement" is a term describing an amorphous network of individuals who have identified with the Urantia Book as the "fifth epochal revelation". Typically, enthusiasts of The Urantia Book do not recognize "the movement" as a religion though scholars¹ of religion have come to recognize it as a New Religious Movement. For critical and "official" histories see the following.



References

a. UFO Religions, Christopher Hugh Partridge
b. Invention of Sacred Tradition, James R. Lewis
c. Claiming Knowledge, by Olav Hammer
d. Channeling, by Jon Klimo
e. New Age Encyclopedia, by Gordon Melton