I have not read this author's previous book.
This was first published in 1991 with a republication in 1998 it looks like, so some of the statistics quoted here are outdated, but nevertheless get the point across that he was trying to emphasize. I received this book through the Goodreads First Reads drawing, but I only sign up to win books that genuinely interest me. In this book he delves into his death experience only enough to help provide credibility to the su This was a quick, but deep read. Each important in becoming a whole individual. Ritchie also advocates for integrating and improving the various departments of our lives: Intellectual, Moral, Financial, Physical and Social. He criticized the Holy Roman Catholic Church for its abuses of power (crusades, child molestation, nepotism, corruption, etc.) for millennia. Ritchie also made astute observations on the over-involvement and direction of parents and the lack of correction that our “correctional facilities” made. On the topic of Reincarnation, a doctrine I find plausible, I learned that it was believed by early Christians until Pope Theophilus crusaded against Origen and soon after, the idea fell into disrepute. But instead, listen to the New Testament whose Gospel is of love. Who are we to judge how other religions follow God, how other people live their lives, and who they choose to love? We should not follow the Old Testament God, one of revenge and brutality. While the writing style was average, I felt that the content made up for it. Regardless, this book was an interesting read. However, logically I don’t know if I believe he was dead for a short time, or that his visions were entirely internal without the Hand of God. Ritchie may very well have seen the Risen Christ and was transported to astral realms to see the souls of the blessed, stranded and damned. George Ritchie’s life centering around a near-death experience, and his mission on Earth thereafter. While the writing st This book details Dr. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
Included here are powerful stories of physical and emotional healing that were informed by those nine minutes on “the other side.”.
In this book George Ritchie briefly retells the story of that strange experience and then tells what happened later, including the real miracles that he has seen in his years of practice as a physician and psychiatrist. His bestselling book about his experiences, Return from Tomorrow, has sold more than 250,000 copies. What happened to him while his dead body lay under a sheet would change his life, and that of his family, friends, and patients.
Nine minutes later, he came back profoundly changed. In this book Geo In December 1943, 20-year-old Army private George Ritchie died of pneumonia. In December 1943, 20-year-old Army private George Ritchie died of pneumonia.