# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MUSEIA: Believing the Unbelievable: UFO Religions and the Human Search for Meaning
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Presented by Dr. C. Shaun Longstreet, Dean of Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Museia will explore how religious movements throughout history have emerged in times when the world no longer seems to make sense. UFO religions are one contemporary example, illustrating how narratives of cosmic visitors emerge as frameworks for understanding human existence.


“We’ll explore UFO religions – from Raëism to Heaven’s Gate – not as curiosities to dismiss, but as windows into how people construct meaning, identity, and hope in modern life,” Longstreet said. “Extraordinary beliefs often reflect very ordinary human needs, reminding us that the search for meaning is something we all share.”


Dr. Longstreet is a scholar of religion with expertise in early Judaism and Christianity, the ancient Near East, and the emergence of new religious movements. He earned his Ph.D. in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity from the University of Notre Dame, along with graduate degrees in theology and comparative religion. He has published and presented widely on pedagogy, diversity, and the intersections of religion and culture, and continues to explore how communities construct meaning in times of rapid change.

The lecture is free to attend but pre-registration is requested to help monitor attendance. Learn more and register at: cotr.bc.ca/museia
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cranbrook/museia-believing-the-unbelievable-ufo-religions-and-the-human-search-for-meaning/200029368084832
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cranbrook
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1C5L7
- **lat**: 49.51659
- **long**: -115.74472
- **full address**: 2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1C5L7

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is MUSEIA: Believing the Unbelievable: UFO Religions and the Human Search for Meaning being held?
  - **A:** MUSEIA: Believing the Unbelievable: UFO Religions and the Human Search for Meaning takes place on Wed, 17 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 17 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm at 2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC, Canada, British Columbia V1C5L7.
- **Q**: Who is organizing MUSEIA: Believing the Unbelievable: UFO Religions and the Human Search for Meaning?
  - **A:** MUSEIA: Believing the Unbelievable: UFO Religions and the Human Search for Meaning is organized by College of the Rockies.

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