Miracles
"This book is a critical overview of the manner in which the concept of miracle is understood and discussed in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. In its most basic sense, a miracle is an unusual, unexpected, observable event brought about by direct divine intervention. The focus of t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements: Elements in the philosophy of religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBA Dogmatics NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Miracles
B Religion Philosophy B Religion ; Philosophy |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108652957 |
| Summary: | "This book is a critical overview of the manner in which the concept of miracle is understood and discussed in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. In its most basic sense, a miracle is an unusual, unexpected, observable event brought about by direct divine intervention. The focus of this study is on the key conceptual, epistemological, and theological issues that this definition of the miraculous continues to raise. As this topic is of existential as well as theoretical interest to many, there is no reason to believe the concept of miracle won't continue to be of ongoing interest to philosophers"--Publisher's website |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-73) |
| ISBN: | 1108457460 |