Courses
Welcome to UBIS!
Registration is open; courses begin April 27.
The Paradise Trinity (click to enroll)
Level: Basic
Duration: 6 weeks
Papers: 10 and sections of 1, 6, 8
Course Description: The Urantia Book not only gives us a new understanding of the Father, Son, and Spirit, but it also introduces us to their dynamic and inspiring combination as the Paradise Trinity. Join us as we seek to understand this unique and eternal entity and how it functions throughout the evolving universe.
Teacher-facilitator: David Anderson
Personality Survival––From Dust to Divinity (click to enroll)
Level: Basic
Duration: 6 weeks
Papers: 111, 112
Course Description: By what method can we hope to become an immortal being capable of standing in the Paradise presence of the Universal Father? With God's gifts of free will and unique personality, we can each choose a path of growth and mindful cooperation with the indwelling spirit—one that desires to partner with and lead us to our eternal destiny. Success in this journey creates a soul identity and eventual fusion with our Thought Adjuster, resulting in a new being with unlimited potential!
Teacher-facilitator: Susan Lyon
The Bestowals of Michael of Nebadon (click to enroll)
Level: Basic
Duration: 6 weeks
Papers: 119, 120
Course Description: Christ Michael is the creator of our local universe of Nebadon which will eventually include about 10,000,000 inhabitable planets. Michael bestowed himself seven times in the likeness of the numerous orders of intelligent beings he created over a period of one billion years. His last bestowal was on Urantia in the likeness of mortal flesh as the man named Jesus. We will immerse ourselves in the narrative of the very long journey of our Creator Son as he earns the experiential right to be named the sovereign ruler of Nebadon.
Teacher-facilitator: Michelle Kaiser
Lessons from a Neighboring Planet (click to enroll)
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 6 weeks
Paper: 72
Course Description: What might a well-organized, harmonious planetary civilization look like? The revelators received special permission to give us a glimpse of life on a sister planet, focusing on an advanced continental nation that has achieved remarkable stability. We will examine how this society's government blends democratic participation with wise administration, and how values like education, civic responsibility, and moral leadership shape its public life. Join us for a thoughtful reflection on individual freedom versus the common good—and what this nation’s success suggests about our own social and political evolution.
Teacher-facilitator: Chris Gravel
The Resurrection (click to enroll)
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 6 weeks
Papers: 188, 189, and sections of 190, 191, 193
Course Description: No event has shaped the last 2100 years of our world more than Jesus rising from the dead. The Urantia Book gives us a brief but fascinating glimpse into what occurred between Jesus’ death on the cross on Friday afternoon and his first appearance to the five women who found the empty tomb on Sunday morning. It also gives new clarity and power to the meaning of the resurrection, explaining that Jesus did not die to appease an angry God, but to “make forever plain the certainty of mortal survival after death in the flesh.” 188:4.6 (2017.1)
Teacher-facilitator: Barbiel Matthews-Saunders