Jeffrey Long

Based on the largest near-death experience study in history, involving 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions, including nonbelievers, God and the Afterlife presents startling evidence that a Supreme Being exists--and there is amazing consistency about what he is like.In his bestselling book Evidence of the Afterlife, Dr. Jefferey Long showed us that there is a strong scientific case for life after death. Now, he goes further, revealing evidence that God is real. At the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, Dr. Long studied the stories of thousands of people who have journeyed to the afterlife. Though there are a wide variety of differences in how people experience NDEs--some see a bright light, others go through a tunnel, still others experience a review of their life--he discovered that many of the accounts shared a remarkably similar description of God; a Supreme Being who radiated love and grace.Expanding on his analysis begun in Evidence of the Afterlife, God and the Afterlife is the first intensive exploration of the people who have reported going to the frontier of heaven, met God, and have returned to share their journey. Groundbreaking and profound, it provides new insight into the human experience and expands our notions of mortality, offering possibility, hope, and comfort.

Based on the largest near-death experience study in history, involving 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions, including nonbelievers, God and the Afterlife presents startling evidence that a Supreme Being exists--and there is amazing consistency about what he is like.In his bestselling book Evidence of the Afterlife, Dr. Jeffrey Long showed us that there is a strong scientific case for life after death. Now, he goes further, revealing evidence that God is real. At the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, Dr. Long studied the stories of thousands of people who have journeyed to the afterlife. Though there are a wide variety of differences in how people experience NDEs--some see a bright light, others go through a tunnel, still others experience a review of their life--he discovered that many of the accounts shared a remarkably similar description of God; a Supreme Being who radiated love and grace.Expanding on his analysis begun in Evidence of the Afterlife, God and the Afterlife is the first intensive exploration of the people who have reported going to the frontier of heaven, met God, and have returned to share their journey. Groundbreaking and profound, it provides new insight into the human experience and expands our notions of mortality, offering possibility, hope, and comfort.

Tuon tunnelin päässä oli mitä rauhallisin paikka. Se ylitti kaikki kuvitelmani. Oli puhdasta, levollista ja rakkaudellista. Maisema oli kaunis: oli sininen taivas, kumpuilevia rinteitä, kukkia. Kaikki oli täynnä valoa, aivan kuin kaikki olisi valaissut itse itseään - kuin kaikki olisi säteillyt valoa sen sijaan, että olisi heijastanut sitä. Tulin paikkaan, jossa tunsin, että minun olisi tehtävä päätös: menenkö takaisin elämään vai jatkanko kuolemaan? Siellä oli paras ystäväni, joka oli kuollut syöpään kaksi vuotta aikaisemmin. Hän kertoi minulle, että tämän pitemmälle en voisi mennä, tai en voisi kääntyä takaisin. "Sinä olet tullut rajalle. Tämän pidemmälle et voi mennä", hän sanoi. "Mene nyt takaisin ja elä elämäsi täydellä antaumuksella ja ilman pelkoa." Minun ei sallittu ylittää rajaa. En saanut valita itse.Lääkäri ja tiedemies, Jeffrey Long, oli skeptikko jo koulutuksensa ja työnsä puolesta. Lopulta hän päätti tutkia mistä ns. kuolemanrajakokemuksissa on kysymys. Long tutki työryhmänsä kanssa yli 1300 tapausta, joissa ihminen oli käynyt hyvin lähellä kuolemaa tai jopa todettu kliinisesti kuolleeksi, mutta saatu vielä elvytettyä. Rajalla käyneiden kertomukset sisälsivät hämmästyttävää yhdenmukaisuutta riippumatta kulttuurista, iästä tai maailmankatsomuksesta. Jopa syntymästään saakka sokeat, joilla oli rajakokemus, kertoivat "nähneensä" samoja asioita kuin näkevät kohtalotoverinsa. Tämä kirja on selostus ja yhteenveto Jeffrey Longin kuolemanrajakokemuksia koskevasta tutkimuksesta. Se on vavahduttavaa luettavaa.

"There is currently more scientific evidence to the reality of near death experience (NDE) than there is for how to effectively treat certain forms of cancer," states radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long is his groundbreaking new book Evidence of the Afterlife. In 1998 Dr. Long and his wife, Jody, began the Near Death Experience Research Foundation with the goal of creating a forum for near death "experiencers" to share their stories. Grounded in first-hand evidence culled from over 1,600 verified NDE accounts, Evidence of the Afterlife presents the strongest argument yet for the underlying truth of those who have died and returned to share their tales.