Craig R. Lundahl and Harold A. Widdison respond
Craig R. Lundahl, Harold A. Widdison
The Journal of near-death studies 1995 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-1995-13-3-p214-217. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the purpose of analyzing near-death experience accounts is not to prove or disprove NDEs but to learn what they teach about the purpose of life and the interconnectedness between this life and the next, drawing on accounts reviewed from the late 1700s to 1993. |
Abstract
offers comments on our two articles, "Social Positions in the City of Light" (Lundahl and Widdison, 1993) and "The Physical Environment in the City of Light" (Widdison and Lundahl, 1993), and a suggestion to focus on the symbolism of near-death experiences (NDEs) in our future studies.Both of our articles evolved out of a much larger research effort in which we are doing a comprehensive content analysis of NDEs.Our efforts in this study are not designed to prove or disprove the NDE, but to learn what it can teach us about the purpose of life in general and activities, conditions, and interconnectedness between this life and the next.We have reviewed accounts from the late 1700s to 1993 and have been im-