There Is Life After Death: Compelling Reports From Those Who Have Glimpsed the Afterlife

by Roy Abraham Varghese, Raymond A. Moody Jr. (Foreword)

Is death the end? Or, to put it another way, do we survive bodily death? Some shrug their shoulders and declare we simply can't know. Others just say "No." And a few, flying their philosophical colors, pretentiously profess to not even understand the question. Curiously, the overwhelming majority of human beings throughout the course of history have taken it for granted that death is not the end, that there is a life after death. This striking and seemingly instinctive belief has been embodied in the religious traditions and philosophical reflections of most cultures. There is Life After Death is the first of its kind in that it assembles and analyzes a comprehensive range of data on life after death and then provides a framework to understand the data. No previous book has given a concrete structure of the afterlife that is based on the accounts of "eye"-witnesses, as well as on data from diverse sources. Above all, the book provides exciting and compelling answers to the urgent what lies on the other side?

Genres: Spirituality

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Brenda D · Rating 1 out of 5]

Varghese's book is a thinly veiled dogmatic argument which I forced myself to read through although it was poorly written and altogether a most unpleasant and non-enlightening experience. This is essentially a diatribe in support of personal Christian beliefs on the existence of heaven and eternal hell and the resurrection of the body all cloaked in "rational" pseudo-philosophical arguments that he justifies by cherry-picking otherwise credible sources. Do yourself a favour - read the forward and afterword by Dr. Raymond Moody and then discard the rest of this book!

It is particularly sad that Varghese contorts into pretzels to show that he can establish truths in what are essentially fundamentalist Christian beliefs. If had chosen to be honest and write his book recognizing that he was authoring a theological text for Christians on NDE, then his research and writing might have served a legitimate purpose for this select audience. Instead he presents his ideas (beliefs) as 'gospel' and uses 'straw-dog' arguments to skewer any other perspective but his own. Most offensive is the fact that he then accuses others (new age proponents; scientists; philosophers etc.) of justifying their own ideas by relying on 'leaps of unjustifiable faith' while he, himself, continually glosses over his own rhetoric where he does exactly the same thing in blithely ignoring the major holes in his logic and 'findings' - I would strongly encourage him to re-read Matthew 7:5 - "First, take the log out of your own eye ..."

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! An absolute fascinating read that really makes the near death experience more understandable. I love the personal stories of NDE, but I also like to read the technical side too. I would recommend this book in a heart beat to those that are exploring this subject if they have a loved one who has passed away or if they are just curious! Cudos to the author :)

[Sonyajohnston · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was more about his experience after almost dieing. He did not give a lot of detail about the experience itself.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anti-Reincarnationist, but excellent exposition/discussion. Brings all theories and religions to the table.

[Olwen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is actually a compilation of research, building the case for life after death. There are a few individual reports but they don't form the core approach of the author.