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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953379003321

Autore

Fox Mark <1962->

Titolo

Religion, spirituality, and the near-death experience / / Mark Fox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-44278-5

1-134-44279-3

1-280-06382-3

0-415-28830-4

0-203-39820-3

Descrizione fisica

ix, 380 p

Classificazione

77.92

02.50

Disciplina

133.9/01/3

Soggetti

Near-death experiences - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-367) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Searching for a theology of the near-death experience -- A brief history of NDEs -- A deafening silence: theology and the NDE -- Defining the light: language, epistemology and the NDE -- Of plots and minds: neuroscience, narrative and the NDE -- Second sight? NDEs and the blind -- The RERC study -- Building bridges or fighting wars? Religion, spirituality and the future of near-death studies.

Sommario/riassunto

This dramatic and sustained response to decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) is the first book to credibly bridge the gap between the competing factions of science and spirituality. Neither a religious argument touting NDEs as hard evidence for God, nor a scientific rebuke to religious interpretations, it balances investigation of these much-reported yet baffling phenomena, and brings fresh urgency to the study of our hopes for a life beyond.