Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience. By Mark Fox

The first 2/3 of the book reviewing and discussing the various disciplines which have attempted to engage with the NDE phenomena to report what the leading thinkers in each area have said or proposed and then to ask questions of that view and compare it with the views from other disciplines. The result was that each chapter created fascination for readers as each new area was explored, enriching what they had learned in the earlier ones with a new viewpoint and enabling to see both the strengths and weaknesses in each area.

Resuscitated in the OR, struck by lightning, rescued at sea - people snatched from the jaws of death from around the world tell remarkably similar stories. Many feel outside their bodies, sense a powerful "being of light," journey to a heavenly (or hellish) realm, undergo life review, and then are pulled almost cruelly back to earth. Dramatic and scholarly, Religion, Spirituality and the Near Death Experience is the first book to bridge the gap between science and spirituality in the study of death. Placing the latest research from psychology, sociology, and neuroscience within the framework of current philosophy and theology, Fox reveals what the hard evidence can tell us about God, the afterlife, and the meaning of human existence. Drawing on nearly 100 never-before-published near-death accounts, Fox rigorously reviews the claim that a "common core" of experience exists across cultures, assessing what this means for varying religious traditions. He also scrupulously examines the fantastic claims made by some returnees, such as the congenitally blind who at the brink of death were able to see. Neither a religious argument touting near-death experiences as proof of God nor a scientific treatise that tries to explain them away, Religion, Spirituality and the Near Death Experience thoughtfully integrates theological theory with scientific evidence in a fascinating work that will captivate skeptics and believers alike.


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