FROM ANGELS TO ALIENS: HUMANKIND'S ONGOING ENCOUNTERS WITH, AND EVOLVING INTERPRETATIONS OF, THE GENUINE CELESTIAL UNKNOWN.
Throughout history, people have observed aerial events that appeared extraordinary and anomalous. In earlier eras, these were often interpreted through a lens that invoked special classes of divine beings, such as angels (who, compared with gods, are regarded as more likely to interact with humans)....
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 614 - 636 |
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