Our lives may be longer, but death is still inevitable. Accepting and understanding mortality is one of the enduring metaphysical challenges that have confronted human beings from the beginning of time.
TTBOOK’s Steve Paulson hosts a discussion with psychologist Lani Leary, historian of religions Jeffrey J. Kripal, and sociologist Allan Kellehear. They talk about multicural experiences of death, dying and what lies beyond. They discuss how cultural and social representations of mortality shape the way we understand and approach death, and how personal beliefs about the afterlife impact the process of death and dying.
The discussion was held at the New York Academy of Sciences in February, 2014 as part of the four-part series “Rethinking Mortality: Exploring the Boundaries Between Life and Death.” It was presented by the Nour Foundation, the New York Academy and TTBOOK.
You can watch the 90 minute panel below, or download the audio.
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