wr" Near-Death Studies Volume 18, Number 1, Fall 1999 Editor’s Foreword Bruce Greyson, M.D. GUEST EDITORIAL A Contribution of Tipler’s Omega Point Theory to Near-Death Studies James C. Crumbaugh, Ph.D. ARTICLES The Near-Death Experience: An Integration of Cultural, Spiritual, and Physical Perspectives Daryl S. Paulson, Ph.D. Claims of Near-Death Experiences, Gestalt Resistance Processes, and Measures of Optimal Functioning Kevin P. Prosnick, Ph.D. Gender and Trauma in the Near-Death Experience: An Epidemiological and Theoretical Analysis Linz Audain, J.D., Ph.D., M.D. BOOK REVIEWS The Eternal Journey: How Near-Death Experiences Illuminate our Earthly Lives, by Craig R. Lundahl and Harold A. Widdison Reviewed by Jenny Wade, Ph.D. Conscious Dreaming: A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life, by Robert Moss Reviewed by J. Timothy Green, Ph.D. Letters to the Editor V. Krishnan, Thomas A. Angerpointner, and Bruce J. Horacek vr" Near-Death Studies Volume 18, Number 2, Winter 1999 Editor’s Foreword Bruce Greyson, M.D. ARTICLES The Theory of Essence. III: Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Aspects of Interactionism J. Kenneth Arnette, Ph.D. Near-Death Experiences and the Theory of the Extraneuronal! Hyperspace Linz Audain, J.D., Ph.D., M.D. BOOK REVIEWS Light and Death: One Doctor’s Fascinating Account of Near-Death Experiences, by Michael B. Sabom Reviewed by John C. Gibbs, Ph.D. The Truth in the Light: An Investigation of Over 300 Near-Death Experiences, by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick Reviewed by Michael Perry The Journey Home: What Near-Death Experiences and Mysticism Teach Us about the Gift of Life, by Phillip L. Berman Reviewed by Jenny Wade, Ph.D. vr" Near-Death Studies Volume 18, Number 3, Spring 2000 Editor’s Foreword Bruce Greyson, M.D. ARTICLES Near-Death Studies and Modern Physics Craig R. Lundahl, Ph.D. and Arvin S. Gibson The Induction of After-Death Communications Utilizing Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: A New Discovery Allan L. Botkin, Psy.D. vowel Near-Death Studies Volume 18, Number 4, Summer 2000 Editor’s Foreword Bruce Greyson, M.D. ARTICLES Religious Wars in the NDE Movement: Some Personal Reflections on Michael Sabom’s Light & Death Kenneth Ring, Ph.D. Response to Kenneth Ring’s “Religious Wars in the NDE Movement: Some Personal Reflections on Michael Sabom’s Light & Death” Michael Sabom, M.D. Religious Wars or Healthy Competition in the NDE Movement? Arvin S. Gibson