{"product_id":"in-defense-of-miracles-a-comprehensive-case-for-gods-action-in-history-9780830815289","title":"In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Purtill\u003c\/b\u003e clarifies the word \u003ci\u003emiracle, \u003c\/i\u003e while \u003cb\u003eNorman Geisler\u003c\/b\u003e critiques Hume's case against miracles. \u003cb\u003eFrancis Beckwith\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWinfried Corduan\u003c\/b\u003e assess how we would recognize miracles in the past and in the present. \u003cb\u003eRonald Nash\u003c\/b\u003e examines naturalism's exclusion of miracles and shows its self-referential incoherence. \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Moreland\u003c\/b\u003e discusses whether science properly rules out the possibility of miracles. God's existence and action in history are probed by \u003cb\u003eDavid Beck\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eStephen Davis\u003c\/b\u003e, while \u003cb\u003eDouglas Geivett\u003c\/b\u003e argues that within a theistic framework it is reasonable to expect miracles as confirmation of claims to special revelation. \u003cb\u003eDavid Clark\u003c\/b\u003e examines miracles within the context of various world religions. \u003cb\u003eRobert Newman, John Feinberg, William Lane Craig\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGary Habermas\u003c\/b\u003e conclude by investigating fulfilled prophecy, the virgin birth and incarnation of Jesus, the empty tomb, and the resurrection appearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion that should not be overlooked by anyone concerned with the current debate over miracles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Douglas Geivett is professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eEvil and the Evidence for God\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple University Press) and (coedited with Brendan Sweetman) \u003ci\u003eContemporary Perspectives on Religious Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary R. Habermas (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Distinguished Research Professor and chair of the department of philosophy and theology at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is the author, coauthor or editor of twenty-seven books including \u003ci\u003eResurrected? An Atheist Deist Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e (with A. Flew), \u003ci\u003eThe Case for the Resurrection of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e (with M. Licona), \u003ci\u003eThe Risen Jesus Future Hope, The Resurrection: Heart of New Testament Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Resurrection: Heart of the Christian Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329976078610,"sku":"9780830815289","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4334392a-20f6-4b33-882e-356661c7c235.jpg?v=1727787981","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-defense-of-miracles-a-comprehensive-case-for-gods-action-in-history-9780830815289","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}