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Jesus turned water into wine, Mohammad split the moon into two, and Buddha walked and spoke immediately upon birth. According to recent statistics, even in the present age of advanced science and technology, most people believe in miracles. In fact, newspapers and television regularly report alleged miracles, such as recoveries from incurable diseases, extremely unlikely coincidences, and religious signs and messages on unexpected objects. In this book the award-winning author and philosopher Yujin Nagasawa addresses some of our most fundamental questions concerning miracles. What exactly is a miracle? What types of miracles are believed in the world's great religions? What do recent scientific findings tell us about miracles? Can we rationally believe that miracles have really taken place? Can there be acts that are more religiously significant than miracles? Drawing on a vast variety of fascinating examples from across the major religions, Nagasawa discusses the lively debate on miracles that ranges from reported miracles in ancient scriptures in the East and West to cutting-edge scientific research on belief formation.
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Yujin Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the John Hick Centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He is currently President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion. He is author/editor of numerous books including Maximal God (Oxford University Press, 2017) , Miracles: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2017) , The Existence of God (Routledge, 2011) and God and Phenomenal Consciousness (Cambridge University Press, 2008) . He was awarded the John Templeton Award for Theological Promise in 2008. Yujin Nagasawa's website: http://www.yujinnagasawa.co.uk
