The Gods Have Landed: New Religions from Other Worlds - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791423298 ISBN 13: 9780791423295

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1995

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive account of the religious dimensions of the UFO/flying saucer experience.

The Gods Have Landed is a comprehensive account of the religious dimension of the UFO/flying saucer experience. It examines the religious meanings attached to UFOs by the larger society as well as specific movements that claim inspiration from "Space Brothers" and other extra-terrestrial sources. It addresses the religious dimension of the phenomenon of alien abductions, particularly the impact of extra-terrestrial life on Christian theology.

Of special interest are the surveys of primary and secondary materials that make this book the indispensable reference on the subject.

About this title

About the Author:

James R. Lewis is Senior Editor for the Center for Academic Publication and Senior Research Fellow for the Institute for the Study of American Religion. He is co-editor of Perspectives on the New Age, also published by SUNY Press, and editor of Syzygy: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture.

Review:

"The whole idea of taking seriously, in a scholarly sense, a phenomenon that has a widespread following but has so far been largely scorned by serious scholars is quite appealing; it means that this book is breaking new and important ground." -- Timothy Miller, University of Kansas

"It provokes interesting intersections with ancient and modern religious ideas. Its strength is in taking the religious dimension of UFOs and abductees' experiences seriously. I particularly like its historical framework and the extensive bibliography." -- David Christopher Lane, Mount San Antonio College

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0791423298
• ISBN 13: 9780791423295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Lewis Associate Professor Of Religion James R