{"product_id":"in-defense-of-miracles","title":"In Defense of Miracles [Rare books]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRumors 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring 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 of the case against miracles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn response, Douglas Geivett and Gary Habermas have assembled a distinguished team of scholars to rebut the objections and set forth the positive case for God's action in history:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRichard Purtill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e clarifies the word \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emiracle,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNorman Geisler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e critiques Hume's case against miracles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrancis Beckwith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinfried Corduan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e assess how we would recognize miracles in the past and in the present. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRonald Nash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines naturalism's exclusion of miracles and shows its self-referential incoherence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJ. P. Moreland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e discusses whether science properly rules out the possibility of miracles. God's existence and action in history are probed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDavid Beck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStephen Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDouglas Geivett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e argues that within a theistic framework it is reasonable to expect miracles as confirmation of claims to special revelation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDavid Clark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines miracles within the context of various world religions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRobert Newman, John Feinberg, William Lane Craig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGary Habermas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e conclude by investigating fulfilled prophecy, the virgin birth and incarnation of Jesus, the empty tomb, and the resurrection appearances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn Defense of Miracles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion that should not be overlooked by anyone concerned with the current debate over miracles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Of Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45700219109633,"sku":"3259YZVNL-Used","price":899.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/aaa_0d947ba5-53bb-4998-a2f0-2a9643cf4785.jpg?v=1730109526","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/in-defense-of-miracles","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}