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Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience


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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 … More >>

Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience

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  1. #1 by Anonymous on July 29, 2010 - 6:32 pm

    Mark Fox has written an interesting book, but so many people just focus on their own lessons they learned, which makes for an interesting story, but I am always looking for more – how does this apply to me? Do I have to have an NDE myself? I liked Tiffany Snow’s book better, just one chapter about her great NDE, but the rest of it shows how anyone can open up, if they learn how. I’m not saying Mark’s is a bad book, really, but I guess I was just expecting more.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  2. #2 by Anonymous on July 29, 2010 - 7:32 pm

    I love this book! I put this one right next to my Top Five Great Reads = (1) Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life by Tiffany Snow (2) The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (3) The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by Deepak Chopra (4) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (5) Closer to the Light by Melvin Morse. Winter is coming. Snuggle up to a warm fire or under your electric blanket and let these books be your warm fuzzy!
    Rating: 5 / 5

  3. #3 by Anonymous on July 29, 2010 - 10:22 pm

    I really liked this book. I am an avid reader and would recommend adding this book to your must read list. Another book that really impressed me is Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life – Tools to Connect, by Tiffany Snow, pub. 2003. In this time of increasing awareness for the need to help our relationships, workplace, family, self and environment, these two books are at the forefront of giving us the tools to do so – not only by positive reinforcements, but in the case of “Psychic Gifts,” showing we have a Divine birthright to access the supernatural in our lives, and how to tap into that. I encourage you to Keep Reading, apply what you learn, and be a force for good in your part of the world.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by Mr. Paul M. Quirk on July 30, 2010 - 12:21 am

    I came to this subject fairly fresh in that I have not studied this material before. I have heard stories in the media about near-death experiences (NDE) of course as have most people and have been curious about them. This book proved to be an excellent volume to gain some real insight into this fascinating subject.

    Fox spends the first 2/3 of the book reviewing and discussing the various disciplines which have attempted to engage with the NDE phenomena. His style is 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 me as each new area was explored, enriching what I had learned in the earlier ones with a new viewpoint and enabling me to see both the strengths and weaknesses in each area.

    After this thorough grounding, in the final 1/3 of the book he embarks on his presentation of his research into a set of previously unpublished accounts found in the Religious Experiences Research Centre. With the knowledge gained in the first part of the book I found it easier to engage with these accounts. Contrary to the “standard wisdom” purported to exist elsewhere, these accounts demonstrate a great deal of variability. Fox chooses to present them using a series of themes, such as “light”, “sound”, “ineffability” and “meeting others”, looking for consistency between accounts and demonstrating significant differences between them.

    Overall I found this book an excellent introduction to this subject area and heartily recommend it.

    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by Anne Rice on July 30, 2010 - 2:19 am

    In a way, I’ve been looking for this book for a long time. I’ve always wanted an in depth, impartial scholarly study of the Near Death Experience, and of the many books and research projects related to the field. This book is it. It’s substantive, clearly written, very well documented and filled with important insights. I am in the midst of reading it, but can already recommend it whole-heartedly to those who are interested in this research. After reading many popular accounts of NDE’s, I have not been able to understand why the general public is not more curious about them, and why so many skeptics buy into the rather flippant idea that the NDE is simply a chemical reaction of the human brain under stress. The popular accounts have always left me intrigued and wanting more. This book is providing the rigorous study that I’ve craved. Highly recommended.
    Rating: 5 / 5