The Case for the Afterlife: Evidence of Life After Death

by Chris Carter

Proof of an afterlife is vast, varied, and ancient. Now, meticulously compiled into one place, this evidence can be critically evaluated to resolve age-old controversy of survival beyond death.

Equipping you with a tool kit drawn from science, philosophy, and legal reasoning, Oxford-educated physicist Chris Carter facilitates a thorough examination of the evidence and its corresponding counterarguments. Explore compelling case studies of near-death experiences, deathbed visions, apparitions, children who remember previous lives, and communications from the deceased. With findings that cannot be explained away by fraud, mistaken eyewitness testimony, incompetence, or extrasensory perception (ESP), this book proves beyond all reasonable doubt that our consciousness endures past bodily death.

"The most factually based and rationally argued treatise I have ever read....Reading this book will be a mind-blowing clarification."
—Ervin Laszlo, author of Science and the Akashic Field

Genres: Nonfiction

262 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2025

About the author

Chris Carter was educated at Oxford and is the author of three highly acclaimed books and several published articles dealing with controversial issues at the intersection of science and philosophy. His latest work is The Case for the Afterlife.

After working in the field of finance, Carter currently devotes his time to writing, playing racquet sports, and teaching physics.

Reviews

[Adriana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this after my beloved gran’s passing, for obvious reasons. I skipped a lot of the arguments but enjoyed the anecdotes. I did not know dementia patients recovered their minds before death. I did not know with such certainty that the afterlife is beautiful. I hope it is and all I want is to reunite with my gran when this life is finally over.

Ps. Other than a couple anecdotes, I did not find this book very useful. And I see other people didn’t either. I’ll ready something else on the subject soon.

[Linden · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping for some interesting analyses of near death experiences. The author had a very dry writing style, and most of the examples were from over 100 years ago, and not terribly compelling. Very disappointed. I received an advance copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

[Terrence Early · Rating 5 out of 5]

great review.

Chris Carter has written 3 other excellent books about psychic phenomenon, the near death experience, and the afterlife. All are clearly write and cover history and statistical issues in a readable, thorough way.

[Eduardo Fulco · Rating 5 out of 5]

...while skeptics continue looking for the fifth leg of the table, in this book Chris Carter shows in a resounding, clear, and concise way that the Evidence is precisely already placed on top of the table...

[Roy Worley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. Chris lays out the case for the afterlife with a logical and reasoned approach. He is engaging as a podcast/interview guest and a delight to listen to. There will always skeptics no matter what evidence is presented but for those with an open mind, Chis presents much to ponder.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somewhat interesting evaluation of the evidence for the afterlife... though it is more proof of ghosts and reincarnation than anything else. It dragged a bit and was a little boring but it's pretty thorough and the stories told about the cases are interesting.