On Life After Death
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross M.D. (July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model.
As she began her practice, she was appalled by
the hospital treatment of patients who were dying. She began giving a series of
lectures featuring terminally ill patients, forcing medical students to confront
people who were dying. Her extensive work with the dying led to On Death and
Dying in 1969. She wrote over 20 additional books on the subject of dying.
In 1969, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross changed the way we think about the final
stage of our lives with her revolutionary book, On Death and Dying. Now, in this
landmark recording, this revered researcher speaks about her largely private
revelations, observations, and conclusions on life after death. Dr. Kübler-Ross,
the first scientist to embark upon a genuine inquiry on the similarities between
near-death experiences of people all over the world, gathered empirical data and
personal impressions from countless studies that informed her opinions on what
awaits us all when we leave this life. From her family archives comes a rare
published audio of this trailblazing author speaking in her own words, as she
engages the oldest question of all: Is There Life After Death?
Even a partial list of her superb books is
lengthy: Questions and Answers on Death and Dying; To Live Until We Say Goodbye;
Living With Death and Dying; Working It Through; Death, The Final Stage of
Growth; On Children and Death; and AIDS:The Ultimate Challenge.
In an 1989 interview with Dr. Daniel Redwood, Dr. Kubler-Ross describes her
strikingly powerful experience as a young woman visiting a concentration camp
just after the liberation in 1945, an experience which was to shape the future
course of her life. In this context, she addresses the highly controversial
idea, first raised to her by a young Jewish camp survivor, that there is an
aspect of Hitler in all of us. Recognizing the unspeakable horror of the
Holocaust, she raises troubling questions on the nature of human evil and the
roots from which it springs. She also shares her thoughts on the fear, denial
and uncertainty which characterize much of modern Western humanity's approach to
death.