Why on earth as a Christian would I make a defence for near-death experiences? I realised many Christians were interested and discovered that there is a case to be made. There is evidence here of a life beyond just our physical body, a soul. But one clause, we are still within this world, and not quite the afterlife (from case result data). 

The minimal case here is one for an immaterial soul that transcends the body (But it’s not a case for people going to heaven/hell and coming back). This is a supporting the dualism argument for Christianity in the soul which inevitably ties into the resurrection as a reinforcing argument.