In Defense of Miracles A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History

Name: In Defense of Miracles A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History
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ISBN: 9780830815289

ISBN-10: 0830815287

ISBN-13: 9780830815289

Edition: 1997

Authors: R. Douglas Geivett, Gary R. Habermas

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Rumors of deception have surrounded claims of Jesus' resurrection ever since the soldiers appointed to guard his tomb made their report to the Jewish authorities. But no one has led the philosophic charge against miracles quite as influentially as David Hume with his 1748 essay "Of Miracles." Refined, revised, restated, his arguments still affect philosophic discussions of miracles today.During the twentieth century, strong arguments have been raised by Antony Flew, now professor emeritus at Keele University in England. Flew has contributed a fresh statement of his objections to the idea of God's acting in history just for this volume, which also includes Hume's classic critique as a part…

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List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 2/27/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 330
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English



Introduction




The Case Against Miracles



Of Miracles




Neo-Humean Arguments About the Miraculous




The Possibility of Miracles



Defining Miracles




Miracles & the Modern Mind




History & Miracles




Recognizing a Miracle




A Theistic Context for Miracles



Miracles & Conceptual Systems




Science, Miracles, Agency Theory & the God-of-the-Gaps




God's Existence




God's Actions




The Evidential Value of Miracles




Christian Miracles--Case Studies



Miracles in the World Religions




Fulfilled Prophecy as Miracle




The Incarnation of Jesus Christ




The Empty Tomb of Jesus




The Resurrection Appearances of Jesus



Conclusion: Has God Acted in History?



Notes


Bibliography


List of Contributors