The Journey HomeSimon and Schuster, 1996 - 224 pages In The Journey Home Harvard theologian Phillip Berman examines how near-death and mystical experiences can give our lives new meaning. Universal truths culled from the author's and others' experiences allow readers to see that these messages have immediate relevance to everyone's lives, and show how to let these lessons transform one's own sense of worth and meaning. |
Contents
THE LESSON of Death | 1 |
RECOVERY OF THE SOUL | 17 |
TRUE STORIES | 24 |
A Brief HISTORY | 48 |
PART | 63 |
TO HELL AND BACK | 83 |
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE LIGHT OF GOD | 98 |
THE FILM OF YOUR LIFE | 113 |
TRUE STORIES | 141 |
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES | 156 |
NDES MYSTICAL | 167 |
THE JOURNEY HOME AN ETERNAL THEOLOGY | 173 |
AT HOME IN THE House of Life | 181 |
The Distant VIEW | 195 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 203 |
A NEW FAITH A NEW LIFE | 125 |
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