This book was in no way what I was expecting. As a health professional I find NDEs super interesting but this book was more focused on Christianity which is not for me at all. Really disappointing. Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this title in exchange for an honest review.

As many people are probably aware, there are not a few i dividusls who now claim to have experienced visions of an afterlife whilst clinically dead, only to return and be able to tell the tale. This book is a lengthy and well researched book on this.

It is also heavily biased towards a fundamental Christian interpretation of what these experiences might mean. That was not really what I had been expecting and hoping for.

This is an important dimension of human experience with massive implications that radically confront the positivist world view that prevails right now. Not having had an NDE myself, I can only, really be sceptical, although many of the stories recounted have a mystical flavour that hint at something beyond most ordinary experience, but no less authentic than that. For both the reasons above, I would prefer the NDE to be explored on a strictly scientific basis - that is, totally free of interpretations from any organised religion of any kind.

That is not to say there aren't some interesting insights coming from this book. For one thing, this writer differentiates between visions that may lead up to an NDE before the spirit separates from the body - what is called here the pre NDE. This could well be important, because, however mystical such an experience might be, especially if it is drug induced, it may not be the same thing at all. Something there for certain kind of skeptic......
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Taking the stance it does, this book is not afraid to look at those cases where individuals have negative, or hellish NDE's - or in experiencing a Void of nothingness. Obviously such individuals might need help in making sense of such experiences, but is possible that there are other ways to interpret these, in terms if the state of mi d that may be carried beyond early life, if there is an afterlife.

The writer believes Judgement Day still awaits we sinners, whether or not they experienced an earthly paradise or pools of lava in the other place. Probably, this book is corrects in the assumption that there might be a better way to live than remaining ignorant. Any life review that reveals how hurtful actions and behaviour impact others is surely the best possible judgement.

For those interested in the topic, I would rather, still recommend the original book of Raymond Moody, who was the first to bring the NDE to public attention. That is free of any agendas to convert, at least.

I was not impressed with this book at all. In fact, I was quite disappointed. I did not expect in-depth almost scientific of what happens when we die. I thought it would be a compilation of stories of NDEs. All the extra, which really was not needed, made it very difficult to read, where I finally gave up. It was not enjoyable at all. I do not recommend this book. The only reason why it is a 2-star is because there are some stories thrown in, but you can tell that was not the reason for the book.

Living Beyond became available for sale April 7, 2019.

I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from NetGalley for my honest review.