"Nichols is to be commended for this outstanding introductory text on death, the afterlife, and resurrection. His book is ambitious in the best sense of that term. It addresses a topic that Christians too often sheepishly neglect, or perhaps worse, speak of in simplistic, platitudes and imagery. The book is also ambitious in addressing every possible facet of its subject matter, including chapters on ancient Judaism, the New Testament, the Christian tradition, scientific challenges, and responses, and even literature on 'near death experiences'". -William C. Mattison III, The Catholic University of America