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Understanding Near-Death Experiences: A Rejoinder to Mitchell-Yellin's Response
Article discussing Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin's response to Robert J. and Suzanne B. Mays critique of "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife" by John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin.
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Mays, Robert G. & Mays, Suzanne B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Near-Death Experiences: A Response to Mays and Mays's Review
Article discussing Robert and Suzanne Mays' critique of "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife" by Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin and John Martin Fischer. The article addresses each of Mays' points and states that they misattributed claims to Mitchell-Yellin and Fischer.
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Mitchell-Yellin, Benjamin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences: A Critique of the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin Physicalist Interpretation
Abstract: In "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife," authors John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin (2016) argued for purely physicalist explanations of near-death experiences (NDEs) and against "supernatural" explanations involving objects and events--out-of-body experiences, heavenly realms, meeting deceased relatives--that have no physical reality. In our critique, we identify two major weaknesses to their argument: heavy reliance on ad hoc hypotheses and frequent appeal to "promissory materialism." Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin applied the term "hallucination" to NDEs because, by definition, they "do not correspond to reality." We found use of this term problematic for several reasons: that NDE perceptions are phenomenologically different from hallucinations, that NDE perceptions of the physical realm are nearly always veridical, and that labelling NDEs "hallucinations" pathologizes a normal, subjective experience, with potentially harmful psychological outcomes. Although Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin argued a theory of NDEs that invokes only one explanatory factor, we argue for a likely common proximate cause for all NDEs and that the nonphysical "mind-entity theory" in which the nonmaterial mind separates from the physical body in an NDE, is a likely candidate theory with good explanatory power. We believe that ultimately the theory explaining NDEs will be corrected through the normal process of …
Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Mays, Robert G. & Mays, Suzanne B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impact of an Online Education Program on Counselors' Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences
Results of a study to test knowledge and attitudes among licensed U.S. counselors regarding near-death experiences (NDEs) through surveys administered before and after the counselors completed an online course.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Loseu, Saharnaz & Holden, Janice Miner
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Undergraduate Psychology Students' Knowledge and Attitudes About Near-Death Experiences: Does Educaiton about NDEs Make a Difference
Article discussing the results of research to measure the impact of intervention in undergraduate psychology classes that provided education about near-death experiences (NDEs) and determine whether curricula should be changed.
Date:
Autumn 2017
Creator:
Tassell-Matamua, Natasha & Lindsay, Nicole
System:
The UNT Digital Library
"He should stay in the grave": Cultural Patterns in the Interpretation of Near-Death Experiences in African Traditional Religions
Abstract: A wide-ranging survey of ethnographic, explorer, and missionary literature demonstrates that although historical accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) are attested in indigenous African societies, they are comparatively rare. Correspondingly, there is also a scarcity of mythological narratives of journeys to afterlife realms and a comparative lack of concern with afterlife speculation per se. Instead the literature reveals that many African peoples had marked concerns about potentially malevolent influences of ancestral spirits, shamanistic focus on spirit possession and sorcery, and precipitous burial practices limiting the occurrence of NDEs. NDEs were sometimes seen as aberrational, suggesting that individuals would have been reluctant to relate them. In such cultural environments, NDEs could scarcely have played a significant role in contributing to afterlife conceptions.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Sushan, Gregory
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical Near-Death and Reincarnation-Intermission Experiences of the Tlingit Indians: Case Studies and Theoretical Reflection
Article discussing historical accounts of six near-death experiences (NDEs) and three reincarnation-intermission experiences (IEs) among Tlingit Indians in Alaska and comparing those experiences to accounts from similar populations elsewhere to draw general conclusions regarding similarities.
Date:
Summer 2017
Creator:
Matlock, James G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Story of Space, The
This column reviews the book "The Story of Space" by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
October 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Boris and the Worrisome Wakies
This column reviews the book "Boris and the Worrisome Wakies" by Helen Lester for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
October 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Eat Up! An Infographic Exploration of Food
This column reviews the book "Eat Up! An Infographic Exploration of Food" by Nancy Tupper Ling for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
October 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] How Things Work
This column reviews the book "How Things Work" by T.J. Resler for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Great Big Body Book, The
This column reviews the book "The Great Big Body Book" by Mary Hoffman for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Private Space Travel
This column reviews the book "Private Space Travel" for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
October 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Dem Bones
This column reviews the book "Dem Bones" by Bob Barner for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Fishing with Grandma
This column reviews the book "Fishing with Grandma" by Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West
This column reviews the book "Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West" by Emma Bland Smith for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
March 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Review] Albert Helps Out
This column reviews the book "Albert Helps Out" by Eleano May for inclusion in school libraries. This review includes recommendations for teachers, content subjects, and a recommended grade level.
Date:
October 1, 2017
Creator:
Monahan, Jo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Achieving Financial Sustainability: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?
This article discusses the financial sustainability of scholarly publishing and libraries, based off the author's presentation given at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2016 Satellite Meeting on Libraries as Publishers: Building a Global Community.
Date:
August 18, 2017
Creator:
Hawkins, Kevin S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tucker, Stevenson, Weiss, and Life: Renditions of the Transcendent View From Past-Life Memories
Article discussing the topic of past-life memories and a potential transcendental view of life.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Gibbs, John C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Discovering What’s between the Dashes with The Portal to Texas History
This article describe the use of The Portal to Texas History for Texas genealogical research.
Date:
December 2017
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna
System:
The UNT Digital Library
17 USC 108(h): The “Last Twenty Years” Exception
This document is part of a series of white papers on various copyright issues. One statute, 17 USC § 108, provides a number of exceptions specifically for libraries. In addition to fair use, there are a variety of other exceptions built into the copyright law that don’t get as much attention.This paper specifically addresses one of 108’s lesser-used provisions and the value it may hold for libraries and archives: 108(h).
Date:
December 2017
Creator:
Wolfson, Stephen M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Providing Inclusive Services to Transgender Customers
This article describes the work of the TX-Gender Project for Libraries to provide research-based resources to help Texas libraries be safe and welcoming places for transgender visitors.
Date:
September 2017
Creator:
Keralis, Spencer D. C.; Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Is Print REALLY Dead? Exploring the Relationship between the Technology Acceptance Model and Use of E-books at a Large Research University
Poster presented at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference. This poster summarizes the application of the technology acceptance model to the use of e-books at a large research university.
Date:
June 24, 2017
Creator:
Smith, Susan; Rodriguez, Allyson; Dewitt-Miller, Erin; Xu, Lu & Billings, Emily
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Succession Planning Through Mentoring in the Library
This article addresses succession planning through mentoring within the library. The authors define succession planning as the recruitment, development, and advancement of library personnel to fill staffing gaps and prepare future leaders.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Leuzinger, Julie & Rowe, Jennifer
System:
The UNT Digital Library