@article{ref1,
title="Bible lessons with Raël: On religious appropriation in ET-inspired religions",
journal="Nova Religio: the journal of alternative and emergent religions",
year="2010",
author="Thomas, P.B.",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="6-13",
abstract="As an introduction to Nova Religio's special issue on ET-inspired (UFO) religions, this article maintains that despite less media attention since the furor surrounding the Heaven's Gate suicides, ET-inspired religions are still active. Moreover, increasing speculation linking extraterrestrials to 2012 apocalyptic scenarios, coupled with a significant percentage of the population who believe in extraterrestrial visitation, seems to indicate that purveyors of ET-inspired religious perspectives will continue to have a market. Rather than focusing upon the &quot;strange&quot; and seemingly &quot;bizarre&quot; nature of these religious groups, the articles in this special issue endeavor to demonstrate how members of ET-inspired religions appropriate materials and theological ideas from widely-accepted mainstream religious traditions. This article maintains that the value of such an approach lies in bridging the gulf between normalized religious perspectives and the marginalized religious &quot;other&quot;. © 2010 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6690",
doi="10.1525/nr.2010.14.2.6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nr.2010.14.2.6"
}