Editor's Foreword [Spring 2016] (open access)

Editor's Foreword [Spring 2016]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Development of the Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences Scale (KANDES)

Article discussing the development of an instrument to measure healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes about NDEs that would demonstrate acceptable psychometric properties.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Pace, Laura; Holden, Janice Miner; Blalock, Sarah; Holliman, Ryan & Henson, Robin K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Book Review: Healing the Western Soul: A Spiritual Homecoming for Today's Seeker

Review of a book titled Healing the Western Soul: A Spiritual Homecoming for Today's Seeker written by Judith S. Miller that examines the role of spirituality in the Western mental health system.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Whitfield, Charles & Whitfield, Barbara Harris
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library

After-Death Communication: A Typology of Therapeutic Benefits

Using semi-structured interviews, the article assesses the nature of after-death communication (ADC) experience, how participants felt about it, and how it impacted their bereavement. Results revealed that participants were unanimous in believing ADC to be beneficial, and participants experienced three themes: comfort, personal and relational continuation, and personal development.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: McCormick, B. M. E. & Tassell-Matamua, Natasha A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

“The Sun told me I would be restored to life”: Native American Near- Death Experiences, Shamanism, and Religious Revitalization Movements

This article discusses near-death experiences as a central theme of Native American afterlife beliefs, and Native Americans' response to Christian missionaries. It argues that NDEs and socio-political factors can explain Native American religious revitalization movements and beliefs in general.
Date: Spring 2016
Creator: Shushan, Gregory
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library