Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination

Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination
Author :
Publisher :
Total Pages : 322
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0300066961
ISBN-13 : 9780300066968
Rating : 4/5 (968 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination by : Robert Bruce Mullin

Download or read book Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination written by Robert Bruce Mullin and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to surveys, most Americans today believe in miracles. For many others, however, a belief in miracles seems incompatible with a modern world view. Why does interest in miracles persist even in a secular era? Why are miracles such a controversial part of Western religious thinking? In this fascinating book, Robert Bruce Mullin traces the debate about miracles from the Reformation to the twentieth century, focusing particularly on the years from 1860 to 1930. He examines the way preachers, faith healers, psychic researchers, scientists, historians, philosophers, and literary figures have grappled with issues of the miraculous. Before the mid-1800s, the author contends, Catholics had defended post-biblical miracles, while Protestants insisted true miracles were limited to the biblical era. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, the Protestant position had largely collapsed, and two opposing views emerged in its wake. Some Protestants wished to jettison all miracles - even those recorded in the Bible. Others took a new interest in modern miracles, believing that the presence of miracles could help ground contemporary religious faith. This transformation in attitudes toward miracles not only changed the Anglo-American religious landscape and created a new focus of debate, Mullin says, it also opened up a new basis for accord between Protestants and Catholics.


Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination Related Books

Miracles and the Modern Religious Imagination
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Robert Bruce Mullin
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-01-01 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

According to surveys, most Americans today believe in miracles. For many others, however, a belief in miracles seems incompatible with a modern world view. Why
Miracles and Wonders
Language: en
Pages: 128
Authors: Calvin Miller
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-05-30 - Publisher: FaithWords

GET EBOOK

* Jesus Loves Me, Calvin Miller's most recent novel, was published by Warner Faith in 4/02. His previous book, Into the Depths of God (Bethany House, 4/01), sol
Miracles
Language: en
Pages: 673
Authors: Patrick J. Hayes
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-11 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

GET EBOOK

Miracles give hope to the hopeless and exemplify the intersection of the divine and the mundane. They have shaped world history and continue to influence us thr
A Century of Miracles
Language: en
Pages: 329
Authors: Harold Allen Drake
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

GET EBOOK

The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle: Constantine's famous Vision of the Cross at one end and Theodosius' victory bearing prayer
Miracles
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: David L. Weddle
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-19 - Publisher: NYU Press

GET EBOOK

Examines miracle stories from five religions, focusing on Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and discussing how each religion views miracles.