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BOOK REVIEW Edited by David E. Balk

Shared death experience or shared beliefs?

A Review of At Heaven’s Door: What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Teach About Dying Well and Living Better, by William J. Peters with Michael Kinsella. Simon & Schuster, 2022. 247 pp. (ISBN: 978-1-9821-5042-6). $26US. Reviewed by Paul Daugherty

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