Miracles : : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions / / David L. Weddle.
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...
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Weddle, David L., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Miracles : Wonder and Meaning in World Religions / David L. Weddle. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Miracles. Religions. RELIGION / Comparative Religion. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814794159 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814794159.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814784532 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780814784532/original |
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