Did St Jerome Have a Near-death Experience?

This article is concerned with a remarkable experience recounted by St Jerome, which has a number of features associated with reports of 'near-death experiences' (NDEs). Curiously, commentators who have explored patristic and mediaeval accounts of NDEs have hitherto neglected this account....

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Main Author: Fuller, Michael E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2009]
In: The expository times
Year: 2009, Volume: 120, Issue: 11, Pages: 530-533
Further subjects:B Theology
B Judgement
B Near-death experiences
B St Jerome
B Future Life
B Saints
B out-of-body experience
B near-death experience
B God
B Dualism
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Summary:This article is concerned with a remarkable experience recounted by St Jerome, which has a number of features associated with reports of 'near-death experiences' (NDEs). Curiously, commentators who have explored patristic and mediaeval accounts of NDEs have hitherto neglected this account. The aetiology and significance of NDEs is disputed; however, it is likely that the negative aspects of St Jerome's vision were influential on subsequent Christian reflections on judgement and the afterlife.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524609106839