Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion

List of Illustrations and Tables Foreword by Robert W. Balch Acknowledgments Introduction ONE: The Cultural and Religious Origins of Heaven's Gate TWO: The Spiritual Quest and Self-Transformation: Why People Joined Heaven's Gate THREE: The Religious Worldview of Heaven's Gate FOUR: Understanding Heaven's Gate's Theology FIVE: Religious Practices in Heaven's Gate SIX: Why Suicide?: Closing Heaven's Gate Afterword: Heaven's Gate as an American Religion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author