It’s been a while since I’ve posted on Msgr. Balducci’s conundrum. The rabbit trails have been good, though, and we’ll revisit some of them in more detail in the future. Those who didn’t catch the previous four posts on this can find them...
Corrado Balducci
UFOs, ETs, and Religion (Balducci’s Conundrum, Part 4)
In my third post summarizing religion scholar Christopher Partridge’s overview of UFO religions and abduction spiritualities, I noted the similarity between the ascended masters of occult Theosophy and the space aliens described by George Adamski. In my closing...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion (Balducci’s Conundrum, Part 3)
In the last post, I quoted Christopher Partridge’s article in UFO Religions as follows: “Whilst there are some differences between the theosophical masters / mahatmas of wisdom (who were usually thought to reside in Tibet), and the early accounts of...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion, Part 2 (Balducci’s Conundrum continued)
As I mentioned in my last post, Christopher Partridge writes the first chapter of the book he edited (UFO Religions). The introductory chapter is called “Understanding UFO Religions and Abduction Spiritualities.” Partridge begins by briefly overviewing...
Balducci’s Conundrum (another short sidebar)
In my first post I took umbrage with Msgr. Balducci’s claim that the UFO and alien question (or reported phenomena) have nothing to do with the demonic realm. Let’s unpack that a bit. I questioned Balducci’s claim on two grounds that may not have...
UFOs, ETs, and Religion, part 1
If you’ve read the “Purpose” page on this blog, you know that the focus of this blog is the intersection of the UFO phenomenon (and its spin-off phenomenon, “alien” abduction) with religion. While my academic and personal background is...