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Title: Light and Death by Michael B. Sabom, Michael, MD Sabom ISBN: 0-310-21992-2 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An engaging exploration of NDEs as spiritual experiences.
Comment: Sabom is a world renowned researcher of near death experiences. Unlike a lot of other books on this fascinating subject, he approaches the topic as a cardiologist with scientific care and attention to detail. He makes no outlandinsh claims but presents a resoned case for NDEs as a spiritual experience (as opposed to a fluke of a malfunctioning brain).
He also explains the relatinship between an NDE and death itself, exploring the difficulty of defining death. A lot of the claims about the impact of an NDE are examined statistically (rather than anecdotally as so many others have done) and interestingly, found to be rather bogus. He even points out that NDEs are generally therapeutic--not that one would want one induced for their medicinal value!
This is a book full of interesting insights into what an NDE really is and what it suggests about life and death. It is unique in that it ends with an evaluation of the NDE in light of traditional Christian "theology"--and the NDE fares quite well. Christians may be a little suprised that the NDE can fit within their tradition, but Sabom does a thorough job of building his case.
If you have any interest in spirituality, NDEs, religion or the after-life you will, like me, find this book very fascinating and enjoyable. An articulate and convincing argument.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sabom thinks Moody and Ring are leaning toward a New-Age...
Comment: Dr.Sabom makes an excellent point in pointing out that death is a process rather than some definitive point of "no return." However I do not agree with him thinking that Dr. Moody and Dr.Ken Ring are forging a New Age theology. But even if such a theology were to come into being what difference does it make to Sabom? Is his religious belief so fragile that he can't accomodate the feelings of those who diverge from HIS path? Sabom's book is quite refreshing when compared to Dr.Maurice Rawlings near-death research. Dr.Rawlings, a fundamentalist Christian, tries to frighten people into accepting Christianity by telling them that if they don't accept his version of jesus they can expect a Hellish near-death experience. What a small time Jesus this must be! Dr.Sabom is to be commended for presenting such a well thought out presentation of the near-death subject. His book is very thought provoking.
Rating: 3
Summary: A thoughtful book that ultimately over-reaches itself
Comment: Michael Sabom is a serious researcher and this book is frequently well-argued, thoughTful and touching upon key issues related to Near Death Experiences. At times his remarks about NDEs, informed as they are by his medical knowledge, are fascinating.
It is when Mr Sabom tried to connect his clinical and medical knowledge to his Christian views that I found his arguments unpersuasive. For example, the author doesn't refer to, and seems unaware of, the fact that the Essenes (an influential early Christian sect) believed in re-incarnation, and it was the church which later altered the Bible so that it would exclude all suggestions that reincarnation occurs. Again the author seems unaware of the work of Jane Roberts (and Seth) so that the breadth and depth of his discussion of the nature of physical reality appeared to me relatively shallow. In sum Mr Sabom is strikingly old-fashioned in his religious views and this restricted world view irretrievably taints the conclusions that an otherwise thoughful book draws.
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