Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
Author Eben Alexander
Country United States
Language English
Subject Spirituality
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
 October 23, 2012
Media type Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages 196
ISBN 978-1451695199
Followed by 'The Map of Heaven'

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife is a 2012 auto-biographical book written by the American neurosurgeon Eben Alexander III. It relates and discusses his memories of experiences during a coma.

Summary

In the fall of 2008, Alexander, a doctor at Lynchburg General Hospital in Virginia, contracted a very rare bacterial meningitis and spent seven days in a coma. During this state, Alexander experienced something that gave him reason to believe in consciousness after death. In this book Alexander relates the details of his experience from the point of view of a neurosurgeon and discusses how this has affected his views on life, philosophy and medicine.

Reception

Proof of Heaven reached the top 10 list in USA Today's 150 top selling titles.[1] It has also reached number 1 on New York Times' best selling paperback nonfiction books, [2] number 3 on Los Angeles Times best sellers, [3] and is included on Amazon Best Sellers of 2012. Proof of Heaven was featured in Newsweek[4] and Dr. Alexander's story was presented on ABC news Nightline.[5] Some scepticism and criticism has been received, as well as praise.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Best-Selling Books: What America's Reading, USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2012
  2. ↑ Best Sellers, New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012
  3. ↑ This week's bestsellers, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2012
  4. ↑ Heaven is Real:A Doctor's Experience of the Afterlife (cover image), Newsweek, October 15, 2012. Retrieved on November 18, 2012
  5. ↑ Marsh, Mary and Moran, Terry, Neuroscientist Sees "Proof of Heaven" in Week-Long Coma, ABC News, October 24, 2012. Retrieved on November 18, 2012
  6. ↑ Wendy-Marie Teichert, BOOK REVIEW: *Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife*, Catholic Business Journal
  7. ↑ Michael Shermer, Why a Near-Death Experience Isn’t Proof of Heaven, Scientific American, 19 March 2013
  8. ↑ Donald S. Whitney, Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander III (review) Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine., The Center for Biblical Spirituality, 2013
  9. ↑ "Proof of Heaven reviews". Christianbook.com.
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