title: Near-death experiences and religion: A further investigation.
abstract: The relationship between religion and near-death experiencers (NDEs) was examined by interviewing 40 near-death experiences who were given a series of instruments to measure religious orientation and religious change. No relationship was found between religious orientation prior to the NDE and the depth of the NDE. However, a significant correlation was found between the depth of the NDE and a subsequent increase both in the importance of religion and in religious activity. Various theoretical explanations of NDEs were examined to account for these findings.
authors.affiliation: , .
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Malony