{"product_id":"the-afterlife-book-heaven-hell-and-life-after-death-9781578597611","title":"The Afterlife Book: Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death","description":"\u003cb\u003eA profound and fascinating exploration of death and the afterlife! Christian and other religious beliefs, rituals from around the world, quests for immortality, scientists' conclusions, ghosts, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when we die? Many view it as a mystery, but there are tantalizing clues to be found in the Bible and other religious scriptures, scientific findings, historical writings, literature, reports of near-death experiences, and in many other recorded sources. Facing the contradictions and similarities of beliefs from all over the world and throughout history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Afterlife Book: Heaven, Hell, and Life After Death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e shows how death and the afterlife is viewed in a variety of different ways. This engrossing guide looks at the many competing views of the afterlife--and the shared connections between them, including ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere ideas of Heaven and Hell came from and why they endure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat happens during near death experiences and out of body experiences, \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is known about reincarnation and immortality.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow death is linked to ghosts and apparitions, mediumship, and spiritualism.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the quest for immortality and transhumanism may play a role in one day ending death.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow science and spirituality can often say the same thing--only in different languages and terminologies.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow death and the dead have been celebrated, memorialized, and honored in the past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat happens to the human body just before, during, and immediately after physical death.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat happens to the cells, tissues, heart, and brain as a result of the physical process of dying and decomposition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow burial and cremation traditions, rites, rituals, and controversies address consciousness and the existence of a soul.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat religious leaders, philosophers, and scientists have to say about consciousness and the soul.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhether animals and pets have souls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs death just a mysterious phase in our journey? Does it lead to Heaven (or Hell)? Is it reincarnation or simply eternal blackness and unconsciousness? Do we continue to exist in some form or other beyond our physical bodies? \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Afterlife Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tackles these questions and gives us all hope that our lives do not come to an end but change like the natural cycles of birth, life, death, and rebirth! It's many photos and illustrations help bring the text to life, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578597611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 8.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Marie D. Jones, Larry Flaxman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42835606143157,"sku":"9781578597611","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_89cc3f3e-a26b-43f5-a895-5c7fe9df95b3.jpg?v=1681224030","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-afterlife-book-heaven-hell-and-life-after-death-9781578597611","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}