Discussion Questions
for a study of
The Urantia Book
by Dr. Meredith J. Sprunger
Paper 103: The Reality of Religious
Experience
1. What is the basic problem preventing religionists
to unite in goals and ideals and allow diversity of interpretations?
2. Pressure can change behavior, but spiritual
growth must come from within; nevertheless, doesn't suffering sometimes stimulate
insights and decisions which contribute to spiritual growth?
3. How well have the Urantia Papers unified science,
philosophy, and religion?
4. Since the soul is morontial in nature, can
soul-thinking help integrate the material and spiritual aspects of experience?
5. How are reason, wisdom, faith, and truth related?
6. What does it mean to be spiritually "born
again?"
7. Why does spiritual religious experience transcend
all other human abilities and resources?
8. To what extent does religion change our environment?
9. What are the characteristics of an "overdeveloped
altruistic drive?"
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