{"product_id":"a-personalist-cosmology-by-david-kantor","title":"\"A Personalist Cosmology\" by David Kantor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Personalist Cosmology – Orientation to the Core Theology of The Urantia Book \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby David Kantor. Total 61 pages. Copyright 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopies in new condition. Available in limited quantities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho This Brief Monograph is For–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e provides an extensive cosmology that complements thought from the major schools of personalism, adding depth and dimension to theology's most spiritually fruitful domain of inquiry. If you are comfortable with theological reflection and are interested in becoming more familiar with \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume is your entry point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Personalist Cosmology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also will provide a range of new insights for experienced readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e who have lived with it long enough to sense that its deepest gift is not a set of isolated teachings, but a coherent world—an inhabitable architecture of reality that can be entered, tested, and slowly internalized. This volume is intended to provide a credible entry point for conversation: a way to bring Urantia Book concepts into responsible dialog with theologically and philosophically informed skeptics or seekers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAfter reading this book you will be better equipped to:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003col class=\"a-ordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e as a model of reality apart from belief or rejection of its claims\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValue structure as a precursor to understanding detail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrasp the essence of \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e using common philosophical and theological language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvoid becoming lost in \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e’s encyclopedic surface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis volume will not:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003col class=\"a-ordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummarize \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArgue for its authority or truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequire you to replace existing theological commitments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRely on circular Urantia Book self-referencing arguments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequire acquiescence to \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e as revelation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExtensive reference material–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to a glossary, appendices provide valuable background on personalism, including comparisons between Orthodox-Trinitarian, Catholic, and \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e's Relational-Ontological Personalism. A bibliography is provided as well as a taxonomy of Orthodox and Catholic contributors to the evolution of personalis thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are interested in the confluence of \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e, personalism, and contemporary theological dialog, this book is for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph was constructed using collaborative AI.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\n\u003ca data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}' class=\"a-declarative\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" role=\"button\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Kantor is an author, filmmaker, and digital media producer whose work is dedicated to fostering thoughtful engagement with The Urantia Book. A reader since 1966, he has created books, feature-length documentaries, websites, conference presentations, workshops, and technical papers related to the study and dissemination of the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis media work began in the late 1970s with Cosmic Pilgrim Productions, the multimedia division of the Family of God Foundation, where he produced slide-tape presentations for regional and international Urantia conferences. As digital media developed, his work expanded into web publishing, streaming media, and online educational resources. He also served as an associate editor for the Urantia Press publication The Untold Story of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, Kantor founded Urantia Book Films under the auspices of Rocky Mountain Spiritual Fellowship to develop public-facing media introducing The Urantia Book and its teachings. His feature-length multilingual documentary Re-Imagining Jesus was filmed on location in Israel and Jordan. Following the emergence of AI-assisted image generation, he began exploring new methods of visual storytelling and released When Stories Die: Christianity’s Crisis and the Urantia Revelation in 2025. The UrantiaBookFilms website serves as an archive of his writings on the study and dissemination of The Urantia Book, with links to online versions of his films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his term as chair of the Urantia Book Fellowship’s International Fellowship Committee, Kantor participated in supporting reader conferences in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Lithuania, and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continues his educational media work in Colorado, where he remains active in The Urantia Book Fellowship and the wider Urantia Book reader community. He shares life with MaryJo Garascia, a writer and editor for the Truthbook website and senior editor of The Untold Story of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid may be reached through the UrantiaBookFilms website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCosmicCreations.biz – The Urantia Store Online – The reliable source where those who love \u003cem\u003eThe Urantia Book\u003c\/em\u003e go to purchase Books, Gifts, and Gear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe appreciate your reviews!\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CosmicCreations","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43748140089418,"sku":"CC-EDU-0167","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/5735\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-25at3.10.47PM.png?v=1782415423","url":"https:\/\/cosmiccreations.biz\/products\/a-personalist-cosmology-by-david-kantor","provider":"COSMICCREATIONS.BIZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}