TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weddle,David L.
TI  - Miracles: wonder and meaning in world religions 
SN  - 9780814794838
AV  - BL487 .W45 2010eb
U1  - 202/.117 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Miracles
KW  - Religions
KW  - miracles
KW  - aat
KW  - religions (belief systems, cultures)
KW  - 11.09 systematic religious studies: other
KW  - bcl
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Theology
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Gaia & Earth Energies
KW  - fast
KW  - Weltreligion
KW  - gnd
KW  - Wunder
KW  - Godsdiensten
KW  - gtt
KW  - Wonderen
KW  - idsbb
KW  - idszbz
KW  - Hinduismus
KW  - Judentum
KW  - Buddhismus
KW  - Christentum
KW  - Islam
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary considerations -- Hinduism : signs of spiritual liberation -- Judaism : signs of covenant -- Buddhism : signs of transcendent wisdom -- Christianity : signs of divine presence -- Islam : signs of divine authority
N2  - 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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