This volume offers a sample of reflections from scholars and practitioners on the theme of death and dying from scholars and practitioners, ranging from the Christian tradition to Hinduism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, while also touching on the themes of the afterlife and near-death experiences.

''In this thoughtful, interdisciplinary, and integral compilation of essays, Cattoi and Moreman gracefully open our awareness to the mystical process of death and dying. Through so many perspectives, one grasps the spiritual evolution of the soul, with death and dying marking a final dissolution of egoic consciousness opening toward a ''boundless'' dimension or unity consciousness and our original nature. Inspiring!'' - Barbara Morrill, Chair, Integral Counseling Program, The California Institute of Integral Studies, USA

''Thomas Cattoi and Christopher Moreman have presented a striking overview of spiritual analyses and interpretations of the death and the dying process. While the diversity of the material in this volume is considerable, the unifying themes are the inevitability of death, even for those of us in contemporary culture who seek ways to deny it, and the ennobling capacity of the human spirit to embrace and sanctify life, even as it slips away, or perhaps, especially when it slips away.'' Laura Weed, The College of Saint Rose, USA