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Urantia
The Great Cult Mystery
1995
First Published
3.38
Average Rating
468
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Gardner's skill &insight reveal how modern cults arise & the extent to which believers develop a mind-set that becomes impossible to alter regardless of how strong the evidence is against those beliefs. In addition to discussing the beliefs of the Urantia cult, he reveals major developments that threaten to split the movement & addresses the extent to which 7th-Day Adventist beliefs have penetrated the Urantia movement. The Urantia book Dr William Sadler Dr John Kellogg Ellen White's plagiarisms The Living temple Wilfred Custer Kellogg The revelation begins Harold Sherman & Harry Loose OAHSPE Science in the Urantia book, part 1 Science in the Urantia book, part 2 Adventist influence on the Urantia book Sadler & Sister White Did Sadler contribute to the papers? Part 1 Did Sadler contribute to the papers? Part 2 Plagiarisms in the Urantia book Bitter schisms Joe Pope & the new teachers The Great rebellion Appendices Name Index

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Author

Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner
Author · 64 books
Martin Gardner was an American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing micromagic, stage magic, literature (especially the writings of Lewis Carroll), philosophy, scientific skepticism, and religion. He wrote the Mathematical Games column in Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, and published over 70 books.
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