Principal Religious Concepts in the Urantia Book

Correlated with Teachings of the Eleven Major Living Religions of the World

(Compiled by Vern Bennom Grimsley)

Urantia Teaching	Fatherhood of God	Brotherhood of Man	Thought Adjuster	Will of God	Personality Survival	Loyalty to Supreme Values	Be You Perfect as your Father in Heaven
Hinduism 1500BC	Impersonal Brahma	Individual a temporary manifestation of the supreme. Negative gold rule; caste system.	Indwelling Atman	Yogas of: Intellect, Devotion and Work	Karmic wheel of rebirth	Dharma (moral law) Moksha (liberation)	“Tat Tvam asi” “That thou art.”
Judaism 1200BC	Ethical Monotheism	High ethics; negative golden rule	“Spirit in Man” (Ruach)	Revere laws of God	Divided opinion (23rd Psalm)	Law of God
Shinto 660BC	Kami (Spirit-power) Polytheism	Serve mankind	Vague: Kami in all Japanese	Prayer at shrines	Vague	Patriotism; revere beauty
Zoroastrianism 660BC	Ahura Mazda	Return good for good, evil for evil	“Fravashi” is inner, eternal element, better self	Cooperate with God	General resurrection; heaven and hell	Truth and virtue
Taoism 604BC	The “all-Father” is impersonal	Positive golden rule; be good to all men.	Unclear	Follow the “way”	(Later) heaven and hell	Non-interference
Jainism 599BC	“Man is his own friend” No God-concept	Rejects hatred and love as unnecessary attachments.	Man’s spirit pure and eternal	Prayer of no avail	Moksha: eternal bliss (Nirvana)	High value on soul (Jivas) revere life
Buddhism 560BC	Agnostic	Individualistic: rejects love. Ethical culture. Rejects castes	Later: Buddha-essence indwells	Prayer fruitless, karma rules	Nirvana: Passionless peace	Conform to moral law of universe.
Confucianism 551BC	Shang Ti accessible to emperor	Negative golden rule, return good for evil, all brothers	“Heaven begets the power (te) in me.”	“Lie” is way of heaven	Unclear	Filial piety, reciprocity
Christianity 4BC	Believers adopted by God	Positive golden rule; believers are brothers	Vague. Believers only are indwelt.	Pray: “Your will be done”	Heaven or hell	“Hunger and thirst after righteousness	Be ye perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.
Islam 576AD	Allah loves good people, does not love evil people	Almsgiving commanded	Unclear	“Islam”: submission to will of God	Judgment day: paradise or hell	Love and justice
Sikhism 1469AD	One omnipotent God	Caste repudiated, Missionary emphasis	God dwells within man’s heart.	Salvation: submission to God	Absorption in God	Quest, purity and virtue	Become one with God.