Proof of Heaven Summary
Eben Alexander

Proof of Heaven Overview

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife is a memoir by Dr. Eben Alexander III which focuses on a near-death experience he had while in a week-long coma. While in this coma, Alexander believes he was conscious and present in a spiritual world that was not a dream or a figment of his imagination. The book focuses on his illness, his experiences in the spiritual realm, and the work he did after recovering that led him to change his worldview. After nearly a lifetime of secular atheism, Alexander is now a person of faith who believes in the afterlife. Proof of Heaven explores themes of faith, family, love and connectedness, the nature of death and the universe, and the question of what consciousness really is.