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William Samuel Sadler (June 24, 1875 – April 26, 1969) was an American surgeon, self-trained psychiatrist, and author who helped publish The Urantia Book. The book is said to have resulted from Sadler's relationship with a man through whom he believed celestial beings spoke at night. It drew a following of people who studied its teachings.
The man's words were eventually compiled in The Urantia Book, and the Urantia Foundation was created to spread its message. Although it never became the basis of an organized religion, the book attracted committed followers who devoted themselves to its study. Sadler had close ties to the Urantia Foundation until his death in 1969.
The Urantia Book is approximately 2,000 pages long, and consists of a body of 196 "papers" divided in four parts, and an introductory foreword: . Part I, titled "The Central and Superuniverses," addresses what the authors consider the highest levels of creation, including the eternal and infinite "Universal Father," his Trinity associates, and the "Isle of Paradise."
The man's communications were eventually published in The Urantia Book, and the Urantia Foundation was created to assist Sadler in spreading the book's message. Although it never became the basis of an organized religion, the book attracted followers who devoted themselves to its study, and the Urantia movement continued after Sadler's death.
William Sadler is mourning the death of his wife, Marni Joan Bakst.. The Salem's Lot actor, 74, announced Bakst's death in a touching tribute written alongside a throwback photo of the two holding ...
Part III, consisting of 63 papers, is entitled The History of Urantia (earth) and presents a story of yet further examination and explanation of the origin, history, purpose and destiny of the Earth and of its inhabitants. Part IV, consisting of 77 chapters, is entitled The Life and Teachings of Jesus. It is written as a biography of Jesus ...
At his death, Sadler had bequeathed ownership of the clinic building at 533 Diversey to Urantia Foundation, with a proviso that certain individuals (Emma Christensen and Leone Sadler, the first wife of his son, Bill Sadler, Jr.) be given lifetime residence in apartments within the building.
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