Extraterrestrial Millennialism and the Cultural Construction of Space Colonization

SPACE RAPTURE: Extraterrestrial Millennialism and the Cultural
Construction of Space Colonization
by
Ryan Jeffrey McMillen, B.A., M.A.
Dissertation
Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of
The University of Texas at Austin
in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements
for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy
The University of Texas at Austin
August, 2004