Frightening near-death experiences revisited: A commentary on responses to my paper by Christopher Bache and Nancy Evans Bush.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1994 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1994-13-1-p55-64 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that the author, Christopher Bache, and Nancy Evans Bush largely agree on the psychological reality and importance of frightening near-death experiences, even though the author and Bache differ from Bush on their ontological status. The commentary calls for research on frightening NDEs, describing it as long overdue and briefly noting reasons for its urgency. |
Abstract
Abstract: In this commentary, I discuss the responses to my paper on frightening near-death experiences (NDEs) written by Christopher Bache and Nancy Evans Bush, and I try to show that there are many points of agreement among us all. While Bache and I saw the ontological status of frightening NDEs differently than did Bush, all of us agreed on the psychological reality and importance of these experiences. Research on frightening NDEs, long overdue, is encouraged and reasons for its urgency are briefly mentioned.