Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions / David L. Weddle.
Weddle, David L., author.
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
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814794159.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2010]
Copyright ©2010
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9780814794159.001.0001 doi
Call Number 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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Frontmatter
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Contents
Preface
1 Preliminary Considerations
2 Hinduism
3 Judaism
4 Buddhism
5 Christianity
6 Islam
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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