03089nam 2200637Ia 450 991045995800332120200520144314.00-8147-8453-40-8147-9483-110.18574/9780814784532(CKB)2670000000039604(EBL)865944(OCoLC)779828323(SSID)ssj0000423271(PQKBManifestationID)11281860(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423271(PQKBWorkID)10451566(PQKB)10193806(StDuBDS)EDZ0001325827(MiAaPQ)EBC865944(OCoLC)649473799(MdBmJHUP)muse4831(DE-B1597)547548(DE-B1597)9780814784532(Au-PeEL)EBL865944(CaPaEBR)ebr10395073(EXLCZ)99267000000003960420091229d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMiracles[electronic resource] wonder and meaning in world religions /David L. WeddleNew York New York University Press20101 online resource (268 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-9416-5 0-8147-9415-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Note about the Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Preliminary Considerations -- 2 Hinduism -- 3 Judaism -- 4 Buddhism -- 5 Christianity -- 6 Islam -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author 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.MiraclesReligionsElectronic books.Miracles.Religions.202/.117Weddle David L(David Leroy),1942-1033359MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459958003321Miracles2473870UNINA