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• - States that NDEs "indicate that at death the soul separates from the body, and that a person's spirit is conscious and coherent at death." However, the site concludes that "NDEs do not accurately reflect what lies beyond the grave."
  
• - Critically analyzes the non-Biblical theology of NDE author Betty Eadie.
  
• - Draws conclusions from a small sample of 11 non-Western NDEs culled from popular Thai literature. The web author combines Western materialistic reductionism with Buddhism to devise an interpretation of the NDE.
  
• - Concentrates on possible physical explanations for NDE experiences.
  
• - A review of Richard Abanes' book, "Journey into the Light: Exploring Near-Death Experiences". The reviewer is a professor of theology with Chafer Theological Seminary.
  
• - A brief article by NDE skeptic, Susan Blackmore.
  
• - Examines the Mormon and new age influence on Betty Eadie's presentation of her alleged NDE.
  
• - A brief article which criticizes the work of a few, notable Near Death Experience researchers.
  
• - Douglas Groothuis presents a Biblical response to the Mormon/new age teachings of Betty Eadie.
  
• - A doctor of internal medicine argues that the Near Death Experience is brain-based, and appeals to religious doctrines which deny the existence of an immaterial soul.
  
• - Critically analyzes the research methods of some NDE researchers and the possibly deceptive nature of the NDE.
  
• - An article by Quigg Lawrence, the nephew of "Mr. NDE" George Ritchie.
  
• - Examines the Near Death Experience from the vantage point of Orthodox Christianity.
  
• - Considers whether the Being of Light of the Near Death Experience may actually be satanic.
  
• - A critique of NDE skeptic Susan Blackmore by Greg Stone, who points out mischaracterizations of religion and science in her work. The article contains her rebuttal and Mr. Stone's counter-rebuttal.