Faith in Space : American Religious Belief in Extraterrestrial Life.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutjahr, Paul C.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2026.

Summary:

A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven's Gate Over the past three centuries, belief in extraterrestrial life has had a profound influence on American religion.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Liftoff

Part I: A Plurality of Worlds

1. Infinite Worlds

2. The Cosmic Context of the Western Tradition

3. Elite Pluralism

4. Popular Pluralism

Part II: Spirit Worlds: Spiritualism

5. Emanuel Swedenborg

6. Andrew Jackson Davis

7. Spiritualism

Part III: Worlds Without Number: Mormonism

8. A Plurality of Gods and Planets

9. A Plurality of Wives and Children

Part IV: Unfallen Worlds: Seventh-Day Adventism

10. Millerites

11. Seventh-Day Adventists

Part V: Chained Worlds: Theosophy

12. The Road to Theosophy

13. Theosophy's Global Trek

Part VI: Thetan Worlds: Scientology

14. Messiahs

15. Dianetics

16. Scientology

Part VII: Shaded Worlds: Moorish Science Temple, Nation of Islam, and Nuwaubian Nation of Moors

17. Moorish Science Temple

18. Nation of Islam

19. The Nuwaubian Nation of Moors

Part VIII: Flying Saucer Worlds: Ministry Of Universal Wisdom, Ashtar Command, and Heaven'S Gate

20. UFOs

21. Ministry of Universal Wisdom

22. Ashtar Command

23. Heaven's Gate

24. The Last Call

Reentry

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Gutjahr, Paul C. Faith in Space

ISBN:

9780691277899

OCLC:

1593997363