Article analyzing literature of the first quarter century of the field of near-death studies.

Italian psychical researcher Ernesto Bozzano was a well-known student of parapsychological phenomena and a strong defender of the concept of survival of bodily death. This paper includes an excerpt of what Bozzano referred to as the phenomena of bilocation.

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Article discussing the inclusion of near-death experiences in medical school curriculum.

Abstract: Light has long been recognized a s a principal characteristic of the near-death experience (NDE). However, its significance has been widely debated. This paper details the significance of light in the NDE, and it further suggests that science supports the contention that the light of the NDE represents the presence of a loving and concerned Creator. I cite well-established and celebrated physics experiments to support the argument that light exhibits supernatural - even conscious qualities. The relationship of light to the NDE, quantum physics, and descriptions of God throughout the world's literature serve to illuminate the argument that God and the light may well be one and the same

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Study on grief reaction and religious or spiritual coping methods in bereavement, in which the researcher asked bereft people to report if they have experienced specific types of after-death communication (ADC), as it related to their most recent death of a loved one.

Article responding to Michael Sabom's commentary, suggesting that the near-death experience's (NDE's) ontological and spiritual significance extends to religious issues and raises questions relevant to whether near-death experiencers and Jesus have spirituality in common.

Review of the book "Experiencing the Next World Now" by philosopher Michael Grosso.

Study assessing the prevalence of near-death experiences (NDEs) in Australia through the use of questionnaires.

Review of the book "Hear His Voice: the True Story of a Modern Day Mystical Encounter With God" written by Nancy Clark about her personal out-of-body/hear-death experiences.

Letter from Kenneth Ring to editor discussing concerns over the presence of mystical experience and research in the International Association for Near-Death Studies and Journal.

Abstract: John Gibbs relates research findings on near-death experiences (NDEs) to John Shelby Spong's "continuity view of Jesus" and his "call for a new Christianity." Gibbs' argument falls short of demonstrating congruence of the scientific findings of NDE research with the theological claims of Spong, who posits that Jesus was not God, but just a person.

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.

Letter from Michael Krumper to the editor reviewing Anthony Peake's (2004) article "Cheating the Ferryman."

Article highlighting some findings of researchers on near-death experiences (NDEs), reviewing recent prospective research, and describing veridical perception research the author plans to undertake.

Review of the book "Beyond the Indigo Children: The New Children and the Coming of the Fifth World" written by P. M. H. Atwater, regarding children who have had near-death experiences.

Letter from Dan Punzak to the editor reviewing a previously written article by G. M. Woerlee on cardiac arrest and near death experiences.

Article relating near-death phenomena to John Shelby Spong's argument for a more "authentic" view of Jesus, a more spiritual understanding of humanity, and a new, evolving Christianity. Near-death research and Spong's envisioned new Christianty share in principle the ideal of progress through challenge and open dialogue.

Article highlighting the types of contacts from a deceased loved on or a divine being reported, messages claimants believe are received, changes in death perceptions, and the therapeutic potential of the experience for coping with the death of a loved one. Much of the material is based on a workshop given by the author throughout the United States.

Study analyzing a sample of twenty-eight near-death experience (NDE) narratives from predominately African-American respondents in northeastern North Carolina, in order to test hypotheses regarding NDEs and the ritual healing theory.

Letter from Oral I. (Van) Ford to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on an article entitled "Cardiac Arrest and Near-Death Experiences" by G. M. Woerlee.

Letter from Ken R. Vincent to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic "Vincent Responds."