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Book Review: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future (open access)

Book Review: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future

Review of a book titled "Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future" written by Merlin Sheldrake about fungi, connections, memory, how fungi is still not understood well, among other things. The review also contains discussion on how the content in Sheldrake's book relates to concepts found in near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Punzak, Dan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists: A Thought Experiment and Realer than Real Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Book Review: Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists: A Thought Experiment and Realer than Real Near-Death Experiences

Review of a book titled "Why an Afterlife Obviously Exists: A Thought Experiment and Realer than Real Near-Death Experiences" written by Jens Amberts, discussing near-death experiences and the afterlife with a focus on appealing to skeptics.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Klaunig, Norman
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences (open access)

Book Review: Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Review of a book titled "Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences" by retired family physician Yvonne Kason based on her research and several personal near-death experiences. The review includes an in-depth overview of the three major sections: Defining Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Researching the Yogic Model of Conscciousness, Kundalini, and STEs; and Long-Term Spiritual Transformation: The Aftereffects of STEs.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Punzak, Dan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Forever Angels: Near-Death Experiences in Childhood and Their Lifelong Impact (open access)

Book Review: The Forever Angels: Near-Death Experiences in Childhood and Their Lifelong Impact

Review of a book titled "The Forever Angels: Near-Death Experiences in Childhood and Their Lifelong Impact," written by P. M. H. Atwater about research about near-death experiences (NDEs) among children and long-term effects once they reach adulthood.
Date: Spring 2022
Creator: Matlock, James G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond (open access)

Book Review: After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond

Review of a book titled "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond" by Bruce Greyson and discusses the research and observations related to near-death experiences from the perspective of a clinical psychiatrist.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Valla, Rebecca S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame (open access)

Book Review: Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame

Review of a book titled "Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame" by Kenneth Ring, a long-time near-death researcher who provides reflections based on this experience, around the theme "waiting to die."
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Grosso, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey (open access)

Book Review: Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey

Review of a book titled "Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey" written by Canadian minister David Maginley, describing his work with patients and his personal experiences with cancer.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Valla, Rebecca S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery (open access)

Book Review: The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery

Review of a book titled "The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery" by Joseph Jordania, discussing the reasons that people choose scientific inquiry, particularly in less conventional fields, such as near-death studies.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Wade, Jenny
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Fiscal Review October 2020 (open access)

Strategic Fiscal Review October 2020

Fiscal review of 11 state agencies to support Texas legislators as they make funding decisions about state operations.
Date: October 2020
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Book Review: What is it Like to be Dead?  Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult (open access)

Book Review: What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult

Review of a book titled "What is it Like to be Dead? Near-Death Experiences, Christianity, and the Occult" written by Jens Schlieter, which discusses near-death experiences in Western Christian and occult traditions between 1580 and 1975. The review discusses Schlieter's methodology and conclusions.
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Shushan, Gregory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kholberg, Hoffman, and Haidt (4th ed.) (open access)

Book Review: Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kholberg, Hoffman, and Haidt (4th ed.)

Review of a book titled "Moral development & reality: Beyond the theories of Kohlberg, Hoffman and Haidt," written by John C. Gibbs, a professor of developmental psychology. This book explores theories of promoting prosocial behavior and morals in at-risk and delinquent youth, and addresses the theories of Jonathan Haidt, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Martin Hoffman regarding moral development.
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Wade, Jenny
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain-State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality? [#2] (open access)

Book Review: Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain-State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality? [#2]

Review of a book titled "Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality" written by Michael N. Marsh. Marsh's book discusses out of body and near death experiences through a Christian perspective.
Date: Spring 2020
Creator: Rivas, Titus
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Babies Are Cosmic: Signs of Their Secret Intelligence (open access)

Book Review: Babies Are Cosmic: Signs of Their Secret Intelligence

Review of a book titled "Babies are Cosmic: Signs of Their Secret Intelligence" written by Elizabeth Carmen and Neil Carmen, which explores the phenomenon of pre-birth memories through anecdotes and prior studies.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Matlock, James G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned (open access)

Book Review: Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned

Review of a book titled "Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned" written by Jeff O'Driscoll which recounts several anecdotes about near death experiences and other spiritual transformation experiences.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Punzak, Dan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience (open access)

Book Review: God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience

Review of a book titled God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience written by Jeffrey Long with Paul Perry, focusing on near-death experiences which have encounters with god.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Adams, Reed
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir

Review of a book titled "A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir" written by Samuel Bercholz and illustrated by Pema Namdol Thaye, which discusses Bercholz's near death experiences.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Bush, Nancy Evans
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: Illusory Souls

Review of a book titled Illusory Souls written by Gerald M. Woerlee, an anesthesiologist who is skeptical of near-death experiences. This review addresses Woerlee's ideas regarding the philosophy of the mind and the effect of pharmaceuticals on the function of the mind.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Rivas, Titus
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions

Review of a book titled "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions" written by Gregory Shushan, which is a study of near-death experiences in the indigenous societies of North America, Africa, and Oceania. The review points out the weaknesses in the methodologies used by Shushan and discusses the study's conclusions regarding near-death experiences.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Matlock, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal by Mark Pickett (open access)

Review of Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal by Mark Pickett

This article reviews the book "Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal" by Mark Pickett.
Date: June 21, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Refugees of Shangri-La by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter (open access)

Review of Refugees of Shangri-La by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter

This article reviews the documentary film "Refugees of Shangri-La" by Doria Bramante and Markus Weinfurter.
Date: June 6, 2018
Creator: Nelson, Andrew S.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: Near Death in the ICU: Stories From Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them

Review of a book titled "Near Death in the ICU: Stories from Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them" written by Laurin Bellg, a critical care physician. The book includes various stories about near-death experiences and discusses how being open about them could improve patient's health.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Valla, Rebecca S.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: Molecular Consciousness: Why the Universe is Aware of Our Presence

Review of a book titled "Molecular Consciousness: Why the Universe is Aware of Our Presence" written by Françioise Tibikia, a professional chemist. The review discusses the book's three large sections; an overview of atomic chemistry and physics, the idea of matter having a consciousness, and material and non-material realities.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Coffey, William D.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side

Review of a book titled "A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side" written by Josie Varga, which describes the author's experiences with survival of consciousness after death.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Smith, Linda L.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Media Review: Near-Death Experience: What Medical Professionals Need to Know

Review of a DVD titled "Near-Death Experience: What Medical Professionals Need to Know," intended to provide educational information for medical professionals to help them respond more appropriately to patients who have had near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Valla, Rebecca S.
System: The UNT Digital Library