William S. Sadler

William S. Sadler (June 24, 1875 – April 26, 1969) was a prominent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and teacher of medicine at the Postgraduate Medical School of Chicago, and a prolific writer of books on health and spiritual subjects. He is best known for his role in the production of The Urantia Book.

Early life and education

Sadler was born in Spencer, Indiana, and moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, at the age of five. He was a cousin of John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg, and worked for the Battle Creek Sanitarium as a teenager. He attended Dr. Kellogg's American Medical Missionary College, which later became part of Illinois State University, where he received his medical degree in 1897.

Career

Sadler began his career as a surgeon at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and later moved to Chicago where he focused on psychiatry. He was a professor at the Postgraduate Medical School of Chicago, and also taught at McCormick Theological Seminary and Olivet College. He wrote extensively on health and spiritual topics, and was a well-known lecturer and radio speaker.

Sadler's most significant work is arguably The Urantia Book, a philosophical and spiritual work that he claimed was received through channeling. The book was published by the Urantia Foundation in 1955.

Personal life

Sadler was married to Lena Celestia Kellogg, a nurse and health educator. They had one son, William Samuel Sadler Jr., who also became a psychiatrist.

Death

Sadler died on April 26, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois.

Works

• The Mind at Mischief (1929)
• The Truth About Spiritualism (1933)
• The Theory and Technique of Psychoanalysis (1946)

External links

• Urantia Book Historical Society: William S. Sadler

• William S. Sadler in 1914
  William S. Sadler in 1914
• William S. Sadler standing
  William S. Sadler standing
• William S. Sadler at Chautauqua
  William S. Sadler at Chautauqua