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Soul

2020

After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.

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What is hell?

The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide attention.

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Joanne M. Pierce
2021
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Friday Essay: How Can the Dead Send Us Emails? The Ethical Dilemma of Digital Souls

Tim Hart was sitting on his couch one evening in November 2011 when he got an email with the subject line: “I’m watching.” The message that followed was short and to the point …

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Patrick Stokes
2021
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Can Science ‘Prove’ There’s an Afterlife? Netflix Documentary Says Yes.

The documentary emphasizes “proof” of life after death, but it mixes the debunked, the unknown and the unprovable.

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Stephanie Pappas
2021
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Is There a Jewish Afterlife?

Judaism is famously ambiguous about what happens when we die.

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MJL
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How Believing in an Afterlife Can Ruin Your Life

Surely any support for a belief in an afterlife, no matter how tenuous, is better than none? Isn’t it bound to be a comfort? It may not work out like that.

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John Shand
2011
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‘I Believed That I Would See Her Again’

This month’s conversation in our series exploring religion and death is with Karen Teel, who has been a member of the department of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego since 2007.

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George Yancy
2020
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Why the “You” in an Afterlife Wouldn’t Really Be You

Memories, points of view and the self.

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Michael Shermer
2017
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What Does Taoism Teach About Life After Death?

It’s always useful to learn about death in different cultures. And Taoist beliefs about death—both religious and philosophical—are interesting and complex. By learning about Taoist beliefs about death and life after death, you can better understand many philosophies around the world.

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Sarah Kessler
2020
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo (Shambhala Pocket Library)

A classic of Tibetan Buddhism brought to life with insightful commentary by a modern master.

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Francesca Fremantle (translator), Chögyam Trungpa (translator)
2019
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The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife: Jordan’s Message to the Living on What to Expect after Death

A channeled guide to the life-death transition experience and how to prepare for the wonders of the afterlife. • Reveals the afterlife as a fluid realm of imagination and invention, a luminous landscape created entirely of consciousness.

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Matthew McKay
2025
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