Miracles
A Very Short Introduction
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9780198747215
Publication date:
14/11/2017
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144 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198747215
Publication date:
14/11/2017
Paperback
144 pages
Yujin Nagasawa
Offers a rare survey of reported miracles in a wide range of religious traditions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and discusses the different types of miracles there are,Discusses how philosophers, theologians, and scientists have tried to answer fundamental questions about miracles.,Introduces cutting-edge scientific research on how people form and spread beliefs in miracles.,Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide
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Yujin Nagasawa
Description
Jesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediately upon birth. According to recent statistics, even in the present age of advanced science and technology, most people believe in miracles. In fact, newspapers and television regularly report alleged miracles, such as recoveries from incurable diseases, extremely unlikely coincidences, and religious signs and messages on unexpected objects.
In this book the award-winning author and philosopher Yujin Nagasawa addresses some of our most fundamental questions concerning miracles. What exactly is a miracle? What types of miracles are
believed in the world's great religions? What do recent scientific findings tell us about miracles? Can we rationally believe that miracles have really taken place? Can there be acts that are more religiously significant than miracles? Drawing on a vast variety of fascinating examples from across the major religions, Nagasawa discusses the lively debate on miracles that ranges from reported miracles in ancient scriptures in the East and West to cutting-edge scientific research on belief formation. Throughout, he drives us to ask ourselves if and how we can still believe in in miracles in the twenty-first century.
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About the author
Yujin Nagasawa, Professor of Philosophy, University of BirminghamYujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He is author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness: A Novel Approach to Knowledge Arguments (CUP, 2008), The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, 2011), and Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism (OUP, forthcoming).
Yujin Nagasawa
Table of contents
Preface
1:What is a miracle?
2:What miracles are reported in religious texts?
3:Why do so many people believe in miracles?
4:Can we rationally believe in miracles?
5:What are true miracles?
References
Further Reading
Index
Yujin Nagasawa
Description
Jesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediately upon birth. According to recent statistics, even in the present age of advanced science and technology, most people believe in miracles. In fact, newspapers and television regularly report alleged miracles, such as recoveries from incurable diseases, extremely unlikely coincidences, and religious signs and messages on unexpected objects.
In this book the award-winning author and philosopher Yujin Nagasawa addresses some of our most fundamental questions concerning miracles. What exactly is a miracle? What types of miracles are
believed in the world's great religions? What do recent scientific findings tell us about miracles? Can we rationally believe that miracles have really taken place? Can there be acts that are more religiously significant than miracles? Drawing on a vast variety of fascinating examples from across the major religions, Nagasawa discusses the lively debate on miracles that ranges from reported miracles in ancient scriptures in the East and West to cutting-edge scientific research on belief formation. Throughout, he drives us to ask ourselves if and how we can still believe in in miracles in the twenty-first century.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series
from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Yujin Nagasawa, Professor of Philosophy, University of BirminghamYujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He is author of God and Phenomenal Consciousness: A Novel Approach to Knowledge Arguments (CUP, 2008), The Existence of God: A Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, 2011), and Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism (OUP, forthcoming).
Table of contents
Preface
1:What is a miracle?
2:What miracles are reported in religious texts?
3:Why do so many people believe in miracles?
4:Can we rationally believe in miracles?
5:What are true miracles?
References
Further Reading
Index
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