The Afterlife Unveiled

An unusual and informative book by a professor of religion, exploring pictures of the afterlife from many different classic as well as less well-known sources of information. Very few professors of religion would venture onto this territory, which makes the book all the more refreshing. He points out that Christians are starved for clarity about the afterlife, and seeks to fill the gap and provide a map. He finds a strong case for the authenticity of the best channelled literature, which would correspond to my own conclusion. One important idea is that revelation is progressive, and does not begin and end with the Scriptures. Direct quotations from the literature are in bold with an intervening commentary. There is a particularly interesting chapter of communications from an American judge, David Hatch, which is suitably clear and detailed. The author himself sums up his conclusions in a series of 44 reflections and paints a picture of continuous evolution.