Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions / David L. Weddle.
2010
BL487 .W45 2016
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Title
Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions / David L. Weddle.
Author
Weddle, David L., author.
ISBN
9780814784532
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814794159.001.0001 doi
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BL487 .W45 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
202.117
Summary
Despite the dominance of scientific explanation in the modern world, at the beginning of the twenty-first century faith in miracles remains strong, particularly in resurgent forms of traditional religion. In Miracles, David L. Weddle examines how five religious traditions-Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam-understand miracles, considering how they express popular enthusiasm for wondrous tales, how they provoke official regulation because of their potential to disrupt authority, and how they are denied by critics within each tradition who regard belief in miracles as an illusory distraction from moral responsibility.In dynamic and accessible prose, Weddle shows us what miracles are, what they mean, and why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, they are still significant today: belief in miracles sustains the hope that, if there is a reality that surpasses our ordinary lives, it is capable of exercising-from time to time-creative, liberating, enlightening, and healing power in our world.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Note about the Cover
Contents
Preface
1 Preliminary Considerations
2 Hinduism
3 Judaism
4 Buddhism
5 Christianity
6 Islam
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Note about the Cover
Contents
Preface
1 Preliminary Considerations
2 Hinduism
3 Judaism
4 Buddhism
5 Christianity
6 Islam
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author