Clergy Reflections on Spiritually Transformative Experiences

A webinar conversation with me at the Dallas Fort-Worth IANDS

I was invited to speak at the Dallas Fort-Worth International Association for Near-Death Studies monthly meeting in February. It was via a webinar where I offered a presentation on “Clergy Reflections on Spiritually Transformative Experiences” followed by Q&A.

If you would like to watch or listen to the recording, YOU CAN FIND IT HERE.

Note that there is a cost for non-members of $10.

The write up for the event:

“The event will feature The Reverend Stephanie Bradbury and Dr. Jan Holden, who has studied and published about transpersonal phenomena for many years, in a discussion about the connection between NDEs, STEs and the human religious experience. The meeting will be open to local North Texas members as well as interested participants from around the world, and audience questions are both invited and encouraged. Although IANDS has no religious affiliation, the growing public interest in NDEs and STEs often brings questions about their implications for traditional religion, so we are pleased to have the opportunity to hear from someone like Stephanie whose particular interest in these subjects as a practicing Episcopal priest offers to provide us with a unique and interesting perspective.

“As a priest for 28 years, Stephanie Bradbury has counseled more than a few parishioners who have had Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs) and/or Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). Rather than threaten our faith, she says, such experiences actually serve to revitalize it. On Wednesday, February 12, at 7:00 pm Central Time (8:00 pm Eastern Time), she will join us live via Zoom from her home in Massachusetts to relate several of these stories shared with her by regular Christians – including one of her own – and connect them to scripture. Together, we will reflect on how they reaffirm some existing beliefs as well as inspire new ways of thinking about Christianity and religion in general. Bring your curiosity and your questions for Stephanie, and join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking and uplifting evening.”