Welcome to the International Urantia Association website. If you are interested in The Urantia Book, we hope that you will find much to interest you. If you are a current or prospective member of IUA, or tracker of cool sites, we hope that you have reached your destination.

IUA has just celebrated its 7th Anniversary. In addition to being proud of our heritage, we are also focused on the future. We believe that as much as the Urantia Movement changed in the 20th Century, those changes will seem mild compared to what lies ahead. We anticipate that the continued translation of "The Urantia Book" into the many languages of the world by Urantia Foundation will have increasing impact and change -- more than anything previously seen. We intend to be prepared for these changes, and we look forward to leading the charge.

As always, there is much happening in IUA. However, since I have an aversion to overly wordy letters, let me only report on The Urantia Book Internet School (UBIS).

In July, the school held its first series of classes. The Internet School is a means to help students from all over the world study The Urantia Book by e-mail, which frees the students from the constraints of distance, timetables, and physical presence. Courses are given in small classes under the guidance of an experienced teacher/facilitator using the Socratic "question and answer" method. Beginning, intermediate, and adevanced courses are planned in all languages into which The Urantia Book has been translated. Courses will be offered on subjects such as Morontia Mota, Personality, Mind, Astronomy, and Physics.

"The Urantia Book" Internet School is jointly sponsored with Urantia Foundation.

We hope you enjoy your visit. Bookmark our website, come back often, AND feel free to visit us in person at any of our events. We look forward to hearing from you.

Seppo Kanerva
President
IUA Coucil of National Presidents (CNP)