# Group similar to Urantia, but with longer book **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-similar-to-urantia-but-with-longer-book/368333 "2006-08-11T19:08:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-similar-to-urantia-but-with-longer-book/368333/1 "2006-08-11T19:08:30Z")
I recall finding out online once about a group with beliefs which seemed to me to be very similar to those of the Urantia people. But this group’s book was _even bigger_. Anyone have any idea what group it is I might have stumbled on? I’ve forgotten. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-similar-to-urantia-but-with-longer-book/368333/2 "2006-08-12T12:28:19Z")
Urantia Book > **[The Urantia Book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urantia)** > > The Urantia Book (sometimes called The Urantia Papers or The Fifth Epochal Revelation) is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States sometime between 1924 and 1955. The authorship remains a matter of debate. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science-related content, its unusual length, and the unusual names and origins of the authors named within the book. > The text introduces ... For those of us who never heard of it before. Like me, fr’instance.