2758 - UFOs - Encounter, Mystery, Myth

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Course Description

This course rests on two premises: (1) UFOs are a myth; (2) myths are real. UFOs became a feature of the cultural landscape 71 years ago. They've been debunked innumerable times, yet remain firmly fixed in our shared consciousness. In the changed socio-political environment since the 2016 election they've achieved a surprising new respectability. We'll explore these “visitors from inner space” from a psychological and religious perspective, asking the essential question --not “Where do they come from?” or “How do they fly?” but, “What do they mean?” --for us as individuals, as a culture, as a species.Lecture (plus Questions) Facilitated DiscussionViewing Video(s)

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2758 - 001

Winter 2019

Classroom

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UFOs - Encounter, Mystery, Myth

Classroom

9:00AM to 10:30AM

Jan 07, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019

Schedule and Location

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15.0

Campus

Durham - Judea Reform Congregation

Classroom

Tuition non-credit

$90.00

Section Notes

Sessions 1-2: Case Study: What Happened at Westall High?

Sessions 3-4: Gray Barker and the Men in Black

Sessions 5-6: Betty and Barney Hill: The Abduction Tradition Begins

Session 7: The Tradition Evolves: Whitley Strieber

Session 8: The Tradition in Flower

Session 9: What Happened at Roswell?

Session 10: Wrapping Up: UFOs in the Changed Socio-Political Environment Since the 2016 Election

Recommended Texts:

Gray Barker, They Know Too Much about Flying Saucers (ISBN 978-1499105070), $17.99

Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey J. Kripal, The Super Natural (ISBN 978-1101982327), $28

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