The Cambridge Companion to Miracles

Herausgeber: Twelftree, Graham H.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides a comparative study of miracles in the major world religions and explores the value of miracles in religious belief.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780521728515
• ISBN-10: 0521728517
• Artikelnr.: 32559363

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors
List of abbreviations
Introduction: miracle in an age of diversity Graham Twelftree
Part I. Fundamental Issues: 1. What is a miracle? David Basinger
2. Meanings of miracles Robert Larmer
Part II. Miracles in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: 3. The Hebrew Bible R. Walter L. Moberly
4. Classical culture to the Romans Robert Garland
5. Second Temple and early Rabbinic Judaism Lidija Novakovic
6. Jesus Barry L. Blackburn
7. Miracle in early Christianity James Carleton Paget
8. The Middle Ages Benedicta Ward
Part III. Miracles and Major Religions: 9. Traditional religions Fiona Bowie
10. Hinduism Gavin Flood
11. Islam David Thomas
12. Buddhism Rupert Gethin
13. Christianity Ralph Del Colle
14. Judaism Kenneth Seeskin
Part IV. Miracle Today: 15. A history of the debates on miracle Colin Brown
16. Philosophers on miracle Michael P. Levine
17. Patient belief in miraculous healing - positive or negative coping resource Niels Christian Hvidt.