Gabriel of Urantia is the leader of a UFO religion based in the desert of southern Arizona. He has spent the last three decades weaving together his belief system, a tapestry of Eastern spirituality, Born Again Christianity, and New Age doggerel. In a compound near the Mexican border, his disciples tend the garden, take classes, and serve their guru while they wait for the end of the world. Joseph L Flatley has spent years investigating Gabriel and his cult, the Global Community Communications Alliance. More than just another true crime book, New Age Grifter places Gabriel's religious community in the broader context of contemporary American belief.
