title: BEYOND THE THRESHOLD:AFTERLIFE: Afterlife Beliefs and Experiences in World Religions
author:  Christopher M. Moreman 
description: Christopher M. Moreman has written a useful, wide-ranging book on death and dying that should be a valuable resource in courses or for general readers. It is comprehensive, covering both perspectives in the world religions and investigations in contemporary research on experiences of the afterlife, and insightful in its comparative emphasis on beliefs and phenomena. This text makes an important contribution to the literature on religion, death, and dying. (Gary Laderman)<br /><br />The breadth of his research is impressive. . . . This could be a useful text for students. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br /><i>Beyond the Threshold</i> presents valuable summaries of two distinct and important bodies of material: an overview of how major world religions view the afterlife, and modern empirical research on paranormal experiences that might be seen to confirm or disprove the afterlife beliefs found in religion. Christopher M. Moreman analyzes this unique pairing of material in a balanced and respectful manner, opening up space for discussion about the intriguing interplay between traditional views of the afterlife and paranormal experiences. (Lucy Bregman)
zlib_text: Death, Dying,  
  and the Afterlife 
  Lessons from World Cultures
  Religion
  Topic
  Comparative  
  & World Religion
  Subtopic
  Course Guidebook
  Professor Mark Berkson
  Hamline University
  
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  r. Mark Berkson  is Professor and 
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