Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles
Overview
That miracles exist is an important part of the Christian tradition, yet a brief survey of modern thought reveals a marked prejudice against this notion. Here, Geisler shows how the laws of logic and science speak to the reasonableness of miracles. A dispassionate look at the facts and arguments demands that doubters question their own naturalistic assumptions. Geisler also describes “signs,” “wonders,” and “power,” contrasting what the Bible means by a miracle with bizarre stories of saints, faith healers, and occultists. A continuation of his work begun in ‘Miracles and Modern Thought’, ‘Miracles and the Modern Mind’ includes extensive revisions and additions.
Product Details
- Title: Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles
- Author: Norman L. Geisler
- Publisher: Wipf & Stock
- Publication Date: 2004
- Pages: 163
About Norman L. Geisler
Norman L. Geisler has taught at university and graduate levels for nearly 50 years and has spoken, traveled, or debated in all 50 states and in 26 countries. He holds a BA and MA from Wheaton College, a ThB from William Tyndale College, and a PhD in philosophy from Loyola University.
After his studies at Wheaton, he became the graduate assistant in the Bible-philosophy department at the college. He has since taught Bible, apologetics and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was the dean of Liberty Center for research and scholarship in Lynchburg, VA. In 1992, he cofounded and served as the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 2006. Currently, he is a professor of theology and apologetics at SES.
Sample Pages from the Print Edition
- Title: Miracles and the Modern Mind: A Defense of Biblical Miracles
- Author: Norman Geisler
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- Logos Release Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Miracles
- ISBNs: 9781592447329, 1592447325
- Resource ID: LLS:MIRCMODMIND
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:31:49Z
Norman L. Geisler (1932– 2019) has taught at the university and graduate level for over 50 years. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, William Tyndale College, and Loyola University, and is known for his scholarly contributions to the subjects of Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy.
After his studies, he became Wheaton's graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department. He has since taught theology, apologetics, and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA.
In 1992, Geisler co-founded Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, he co-founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, where he serves as chancellor and distinguished professor of Apologetics.
Geisler is the author or co-author of over 80 books, including the books in the Norman L. Geisler Collection, The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library, and his three-volume Systematic Theology.
Reviews
1 rating
Glenn Crouch
11/14/2013
This was an enjoyable read - good to get back into some basic Apologetics and looking at Philosophical arguments. The books is a "little old" (now over 20 years ago) and so doesn't really address arguments made by some of the New Atheists - though the Author correctly states several times, that if you don't allow for the possible existence of God, then no point arguing for miracles :) So the arguments are more directed to the ones from the Enlightenment onwards. The Author makes good use of C S Lewis and others that have gone before him.