Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions
Weddle, David L.
Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions - 1 online resource (280 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Preface; 1 Preliminary Considerations; 2 Hinduism: Signs of Spiritual Liberation; 3 Judaism: Signs of Covenant; 4 Buddhism: Signs of Transcendent Wisdom; 5 Christianity: Signs of Divine Presence; 6 Islam: Signs of Divine Authority; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.
Open Access
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 illus.
9780814784532
Religions.
Miracles.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
miracles.
Religions.
Miracles.
Religions.
Miracles.
Electronic books.
Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions - 1 online resource (280 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Preface; 1 Preliminary Considerations; 2 Hinduism: Signs of Spiritual Liberation; 3 Judaism: Signs of Covenant; 4 Buddhism: Signs of Transcendent Wisdom; 5 Christianity: Signs of Divine Presence; 6 Islam: Signs of Divine Authority; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.
Open Access
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 illus.
9780814784532
Religions.
Miracles.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
miracles.
Religions.
Miracles.
Religions.
Miracles.
Electronic books.