Lessons from the Light.Lessons From The Light Kenneth Ring Dr. Kenneth Ring is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Connecticut, and a researcher within the field of Near-death studies. He is also co-founder and past president of the International Association for Near-death studies (IANDS). Red Wheel/Weiser 368 Congress Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02210 1930491115 $16.95 www.redwheelweiser.com 1-800-423-7087 The 'Near-Death Experience' is the subject of television fiction, family folklore, and considerable scientific research. "Lessons From The Light: What We Can Learn From The Near-Death Experience near-death experience, phenomenon reported by some people who have been clinically dead, then returned to life. Descriptions of the experience differ slightly in detail from person to person, but usually share some basic elements: a feeling of being outside one's " by Kenneth Ring (Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. , and co-founder of the International Association of Near-Death Studies Near-death studies is a school of psychology and psychiatry that studies the phenomenology and after-effects of a Near-death experience (NDE). NDE (Near-death experience) ) provides an analytical overview of the phenomena known as a 'Near Death Experience'. This newest edition features an extensive foreword by Caroline Myss in addition to the original 1998 foreword by Bruce Greyson (Charles) Bruce Greyson, M.D. (b. October 1946), is a prominent researcher in the field of Near-Death Studies. Greyson, along with Kenneth Ring, Michael Sabom, and others, built on the pioneering Near Death research of Raymond Moody, Jr, George Richie, and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, . After an extended introduction, 'Living and Dying in the Light of the Near-Death Experience', Professor Ring organizes his material into fourteen distinctive chapters that include 'Journeys to the Light', 'Eyeless Vision: Near-Death Experiences in the Blind'; 'They Come by Light: Healing Gifts and the Near-Death Experience'; and 'Crossing Over into the Light'. Enhanced with notes, references, two appendices ('Bibliography on NDE NDE Nondestructive Examination NDE No Diplomatic Exchange (US Department of State) NDE Near Death Experience NDE Nondestructive Evaluation (ultrasound material evaluation) Literature' and 'Resource Suggestions'), and a comprehensive index, "Lessons From The Light" is a work of impressive and articulate scholarship, making it a seminal contribution to Near-Death studies and an important addition to professional and academic library reference collections and supplemental reading lists. |
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