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BOOK REVIEW
Lee Kinsey, M.S., LPC Intern
University of North Texas
Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness
Survives Death by Chris Carter, Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions,
2010, 320 pp., $18.95 pb (ISBN 978-1594773563); Kindle ed. $9.99
e-book.
The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next! By
Roberta Grimes, Normal, IL: Greater Reality Publications, 2010, 149
pp., $14.95 pb (ISBN 978-0980211115); Kindle ed. $7.50 e-book.
The Science of Life after Death: New Research Shows
Human Consciousness Lives On by Stephen Hawley Martin,
Richmond, VA: The Oaklea Press, 2009, 191 pp., $16.95 pb (ISBN
978-1892538529).
There is Life after Death: Compelling Reports from Those
Who Have Glimpsed the Afterlife by Roy Abraham Varghese,
Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books, 2010, 288 pp., $15.99 pb
(ISBN 978-1601630957); Kindle ed. $9.99 e-book.
Over the past three years, a spate of authors have published books in
which they argued for the survival of consciousness after death and
used near-death experiences (NDEs) as supportive evidence. Among
these are Chris Carter (2010), Roberta Grimes (2010), Stephen Haw-
ley Martin (2009), and Roy Abraham Varghese (2010). Without know-
ing anything more than this, people seeking to read scholarly treat-
ments of these topics might assume that each of these books could
contribute to the advancement of their thinking. In this review, I will
provide my conclusions regarding that assumption: that the books rep-
Lee Kinsey, M.S., LPC-Intern, is a doctoral student in the Counseling Program at the
University of North Texas. His primary area of scholarly inquiry is the relationship
between sexual and spiritual identity developments. Correspondence regarding this
review should be sent to Mr. Kinsey at: Lee.Kinsey@unt.edu.
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