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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Sadler died on April 26, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois.
Works[edit | edit source]
- The Mind at Mischief (1929)
- The Truth About Spiritualism (1933)
- The Theory and Technique of Psychoanalysis (1946)
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External links[edit | edit source]
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- 1875 births
- 1969 deaths
- American psychiatrists
- American spiritual writers
- American medical writers
- American psychotherapists
- American surgeons
- People from Spencer, Indiana
- People from Battle Creek, Michigan
- People from Chicago
- Illinois State University alumni
- McCormick Theological Seminary faculty
- Olivet College faculty
- Postgraduate Medical School faculty
- Urantia Book
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