Miracles

by C. S. Lewis

Publisher:

HarperOne

, 2001

Overview

“The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares the way for this, or results from this.”

This is the key statement of Miracles, in which C.S. Lewis shows that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation.

Using his characteristic lucidity and wit to develop his argument, Lewis challenges the rationalists, agnostics, and deists on their own grounds and provides a poetic and joyous affirmation that miracles really do occur in our everyday lives.

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Key Features

• Argues that Christians should rejoice in miracles as a testimony of God’s involvement in creation
• Challenges the rationalists, agnostics, and deists on their own grounds
• Provides a poetic and joyous affirmation that miracles do occur

Contents

Top Highlights

“What Naturalism cannot accept is the idea of a God who stands outside Nature and made it.” (Page 11)

“Thus no thoroughgoing Naturalist believes in free will: for free will would mean that human beings have the power of independent action, the power of doing something more or other than what was involved by the total series of events.” (Page 8)

“If Naturalism is true, every finite thing or event must be (in principle) explicable in terms of the Total System” (Page 17)

“Our first choice, therefore, must be between Naturalism and Supernaturalism.” (Page 15)

“The New Testament writers speak as if Christ’s achievement in rising from the dead was the first event of its kind in the whole history of the universe. He is the ‘first fruits’, the ‘pioneer of life’. He has forced open a door that has been locked since the death of the first man. He has met, fought, and beaten the King of Death. Everything is different because He has done so. This is the beginning of the New Creation: a new chapter in cosmic history has opened.” (Pages 236–237)

Praise for the Print Edition

This is Dr. Lewis’ most substantial and persuasive essay in Christian apologetics, and it is all the more impressive because it is the work of a poet as well as a philosopher.

—Church Times

[A] brilliant book, abounding in lucid exposition and illuminating metaphor.

—Observer

The erudite Miracles deftly develops the thesis of Christian beliefs and determinedly counters nonbelievers.

—Booklist

Product Details

• Title: Miracles
• Author: C.S. Lewis
• Series: Signature Classics
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 294
• Christian Group: Evangelicals and Anglican
• Resource Type: Literature
• Topic: Miracles

About C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classic Mere Christianity. Read more about his life and legacy.