The Urantia Book Fellowship's Summer study session 2024 - LIVE STREAM

MEET OUR PRESENTERS

MICHAEL PAINTER

Michael has been teaching philosophy at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis for almost 20 years. Mike holds an M.S. in Education and is continuing his studies. Mike worked for Urantia Book organizations in Chicago from 1979 to 1991. He is currently serving his second 9-year term on the General Council and is President of Orvonton Urantia Book Society.

Michael found The Urantia Book in 1970. “After over 50 years, my spirit lights up when I read it now, just as it did when I first found it.” Mike particularly enjoys speaking at and leading workshops at conferences.

MARILYNN KULIEKE

Marilynn was introduced to The Urantia Book in 1972 by her late husband, David, whose family had been involved in the Urantia project since the early 1930’s. After joining First Society in 1974, Marilynn became an active supporter of the dissemination of the book and its teachings, working on committees and hosting study groups and events.

Marilynn served on Fellowship’s Executive Committee for 18 years, again leading in numerous capacities. Marilynn is now working with Gard Jameson on a book “A Narrative History of The Urantia Book.”

A Trustee of Urantia Foundation since 2007, Marilynn currently serves as Vice President and chairs the Translations Committee. Says Marilynn, “I am fascinated by the topic of service and the tremendous personal growth that can come about from each effort we make to love and serve others.”

Marilynn holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from Northwestern University, pursues educational research, and is now a partner in GAINS Education Group. Marilynn lives in Lincolnshire, Illinois, with her three children and five grandchildren living nearby.

ELISABETH CALLAHAN

Throughout her life, Elisabeth has pursued a path of contemplative practice and studies in world religions and transpersonal psychology starting with a strong religious formation in the Roman Catholic tradition. Following a metanoia experience in her late twenties, she engaged in intensive training for many years as a Zen Buddhist monk.

After discovering The Urantia Book in 1984 and quickly recognizing its unsurpassable spiritual wisdom, Elisabeth has since devoted her life to in-depth study of the revelation and sharing it with others. Elisabeth has been a Trustee of Urantia University since its inception and currently serves as Executive Director of Urantia University Institute.

Elisabeth and her husband John have led a weekly study group in Southern California for many years, and derive rich personal and spiritual growth through this fellowship and the process of group discovery and application of the Urantia Book teachings

ALICE WOOD

Alice is the program coordinator for the Urantia Book Teacher Education Program. Alice is also the creator of the Urantia Life Lessons YouTube channel, urantialifelessons.com, a website with services available for kids (CherubMail) and teens (SeraphMail). She is an active member of Greater Lake Michigan Urantia Association. As a second generation student of The Urantia Book, Alice has the heart of the Urantia teachings thoroughly enmeshed into her life, which has been enriched by study of the book and engagement in the Urantia community. With her husband, Chris Wood, she has two children who make sure that she goes outside to play each day.