Signs of God : miracles and their interpretation / Mark Corner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corner, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miracles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Signs of God reveals why discussion of the nature of miracles is of central rather than marginal importance where belief in God is concerned. Miracles cannot be shunted to one side as an embarrassing hangover from a 'pre-scientific age'. Miracles have played an important role in the history of all the major world religions, and many religious believers claim that they continue to do so. Yet they have also been criticized from a philosophical viewpoint as incompatible with a belief in laws of nature, and those who seek to have their religious beliefs properly attuned to the modern world often prefer to do without them. This accessible book examines the nature of miracles both in philosophical and historical terms, and concludes that, whether or not miracles happen, it is difficult to see how religious belief could survive without them."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What is a miracle?

Hume and miracles

Miracles and acts of God

Miracles and modern science

Miracles and the problem of evil

The miracles of Jesus

Miracles after Jesus

Miracles after the Reformation

Christianity and the miracle of Resurrection

Jesus' Resurrection and the nature of God

Miracles in non-Christian religions

Miracles in the modern world.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-138-62056-4

0-85628-974-4

1-351-14911-3

1-351-14912-1

0-8153-9706-2

1-351-14910-5

9786611098414

0-7546-8367-2

1-281-09841-8

9781351149129

OCLC:

437113531