Paranormal

30 June 1944

Raymond A. Moody Jr. is an American philosopher, psychiatrist, physician, and author, most widely known for his books about afterlife and near-death experiences (NDE), a term that he coined in 1975 in his best-selling book *Life After Life*. His research explores personal accounts of subjective phenomena encountered in near-death experiences, particularly those of people who have apparently died but been resuscitated. He has widely published his views on what he terms near-death-experience psychology. He earned a BA (1966), an M.A. (1967), and a PhD (1969) in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He also earned a PhD in psychology from the University of West Georgia, then known as W…

Paul Perry is coauthor of five *New York Times* best sellers, including *The Light Beyond* with Raymond Moody, *Saved by the Light* with Dannion Brinkley, and *Evidence of the Afterlife* with Jeffrey Long, MD. Perry has cowritten 12 books on near-death experiences, including four with Dr. Moody. His books have been published in more than 30 languages around the world. Paul is also a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on worldwide television. His best-known film, *Jesus, the Lost Years*, a documentary based on his book of the same name, has aired in the United States. His most recent film, *The Secrets and Mysteries of Christopher Columbus*, has been widely viewed on the Britis…