Evelyn Elsaesser Valarino lives in Geneva, Switzerland and and is head of the law library at the University of Geneva.

In search for existentialist answers, she has spent many years studying scientific as well as philisophal works. Evelyn has been actively involved in research into the NDE for many years. She is the author of On the Other Side of Life: Exploring the Phenomenon of the Near-Death Experience (Perseus Books, 1999), a cross-disciplinary book on the NDE that has been published in many languages. 

According to researchers in the field, over 8 million Americans have undergone a near-death experience (NDE). Ms. Valarino, an expert in NDE history, presents this phenomenon in a probing multidisciplinary examination: a dialogue with distinguished investigators and scholars in the fields of psychology, biology, physics, neurophysiology, theology, and philosophy to explore different understandings of the NDE.

These six eminent personnel propose original and scientifically stimulating hypotheses on the NDE phenomenon: Professor Kenneth Ring, a world-reknowned psychologist, presents a vast survey of the latest research; Professor Michel Lefeuvre, a philosopher, provides the first extensive philosophical analysis of the NDE phenomenon; Professors Louis-Marie Vincent, a biologist, Regis Duthiel, a theoretical physicist, and Paul Chauchard, a neurophysiologist, put forth highly interesting theories with respect to their scientific fields of expertise; and, Lord Bishop Jean Vernette, delegate of the French Episcopate and advisor to the Vatican, puts forth the views of the Catholic Church.

On the Other Side of Life is an unbiased exchange of ideas and knowledge on the near-death experience. Ms. Valarino infuses this book with disarming intellectual honesty, leaving a lasting impression on anyone willing to open up to this fascinating phenomenon as well as professionals in the areas of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, and theology.

Contents

Introduction.
Analysis of the NDE and Its Successive Stages, Illustrated by Experiencer Accounts
Testimony of Professor Jean-Pierre Girard.
Testimony of Henry H.
Dialogue with Professor Kenneth Ring.
Dialogue with Professor Louis-Marie Vincent.
Dialogue with Professor Regis Dutheil and Brigitte Dutheil.
Dialogue with Professor Paul Chauchard.
Dialogue with Monsignor Jean Vernette.
Dialogue with Professor Michel Lefeuvre.
Index.

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