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On the Intersection of Science and Religion

By Courtney Johnson, Cary Lynne Thigpen, Cary Funk — 2021

The relationship between science and religion is often viewed in a Western context and through a Christian perspective. We turned to Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists for a different view.

Read on www.pewtrusts.org

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr - Eternal Life is Like What?

How to imagine the experience of eternal life? Would we sense ourselves? How would we feel? Whom would we know? What would we do? What would God do? Living forever seems so absurd, yet eternal life is the promise of almost every religion.

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr
2021
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll showed that 72% of Americans believe in a literal heaven and 58% believe in a literal hell. Most people who hold these beliefs are Christian and assume they are the age-old teachings of the Bible.

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Bart D. Ehrman
2025
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Heaven and Hell: Pastor Rob Bell Extended Interview

"It seems to me like the church would be the place that would lead the way in having dangerous conversations," says megachurch pastor Rob Bell, author of the controversial "Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived."

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Rob Bell
2011
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History Lesson: Religion's Portrayal of 'Hell' Is Totally Misunderstood | Rob Bell | Big Think

What do we talk about when we talk about hell? Fire and brimstone. An eternity of torture and pain. Someone with coffee breath talking too close to your face. Finding out Hoobastank has more than one song. But spiritual teacher Rob Bell wonders what Jesus meant when he used the word hell.

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Rob Bell
2016
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Charles Tart - What Is an Afterlife?

What does it mean to have an 'afterlife'? Are there different kinds of afterlives? What would it feel like to be in an afterlife?

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Charles Tart
2016
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The Love Wins Companion: A Study Guide for Those Who Want to Go Deeper

For anyone who wants to delve deeper into Rob Bell’s bestselling Love Wins, the expansive and accessible Love Wins Companion offers scholarly support and critiques, resources for individuals, groups, and classes, and brand new material by Rob Bell himself.

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Rob Bell
2011
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife

Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress. Then, Dr.

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Eben Alexander
2025
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Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death

The scientific evidence for life after death: • Explains why near-death experiences (NDEs) offer evidence of an afterlife and discredits the psychological and physiological explanations for them • Challenges materialist arguments against consciousness surviving death • Examines ancient and...

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Chris Carter
2010
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