Miracles
God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal [3 Volumes]
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 2008
980 pages
978-0-275-99723-6 (ISBN)
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Can science, psychology, and biology explain miracles? This three-volume set attempts to answer that question, presenting the latest, as well as classic, thinking and research regarding miracles from fields that include psychology, psychiatry, theology, biology, and history. We have all heard of what seem miraculous events, which have surfaced across history. They range from stigmata and bleeding icons to deadly tumors that disappear and healers who succeed just by laying hands on the afflicted; from people who can predict unexpected events to so-called mediums and those who can allegedly see and speak with the dead. These books, led by an eminent scholar who serves as series editor for the Praeger series Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, examine miracles of body, mind, and spirit, presenting the most recent research and writing on these uncommon events, aiming to bring hard science to some of the most persistent and peculiar phenomena associated with the human race.
Can science, psychology, and biology explain miracles? This three-volume set attempts to answer that question, presenting the latest, as well as classic, thinking and research regarding miracles from fields that include psychology, psychiatry, theology, biology, and history.
From news of a crippled woman who left her wheelchair and walked after an evangelist prayed over her, to stories of people who died on the operating table only to be revived to tell of bright lights and the pathway to the afterlife, we've all heard of what seem miraculous events. They have surfaced across history. They range from stigmata and bleeding icons to deadly tumors that disappear, and healers who succeed just by laying hands on the afflicted; from people who can predict unexpected events to so-called mediums and those who can allegedly see and speak with the dead. Some miracles are intricately tied to religious beliefs, but there are millions of people who ascribe to no particular religion, yet still believe that things happen that defy all laws of nature, and thus defy scientific explanation.
In these books, eminent scholar J. Harold Ellens and his team of expert contributors examine miracles of body, mind, and spirit, presenting the most recent research and writing on these uncommon events as they aim to bring hard science to some of the most persistent-and peculiar-phenomena associated with the human race.
Can science, psychology, and biology explain miracles? This three-volume set attempts to answer that question, presenting the latest, as well as classic, thinking and research regarding miracles from fields that include psychology, psychiatry, theology, biology, and history.
From news of a crippled woman who left her wheelchair and walked after an evangelist prayed over her, to stories of people who died on the operating table only to be revived to tell of bright lights and the pathway to the afterlife, we've all heard of what seem miraculous events. They have surfaced across history. They range from stigmata and bleeding icons to deadly tumors that disappear, and healers who succeed just by laying hands on the afflicted; from people who can predict unexpected events to so-called mediums and those who can allegedly see and speak with the dead. Some miracles are intricately tied to religious beliefs, but there are millions of people who ascribe to no particular religion, yet still believe that things happen that defy all laws of nature, and thus defy scientific explanation.
In these books, eminent scholar J. Harold Ellens and his team of expert contributors examine miracles of body, mind, and spirit, presenting the most recent research and writing on these uncommon events as they aim to bring hard science to some of the most persistent-and peculiar-phenomena associated with the human race.
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English
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New York
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
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978-0-275-99723-6 (9780275997236)
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J. Harold Ellens is a Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies, an ordained minister, and retired Presbyterian theologian. He is also a retired U.S. Army Colonel, and a retired Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. Ellens is series editor for the Praeger series Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. He has authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited 164 books and more than 165 journal articles. He served 15 years as Executive Director of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies and as Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity.
Content
Volume 1 Religious and Spiritual Events
Series Foreword Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. Biblical Miracles and Psychological Process: Jesus as Psychotherapist J. Harold Ellens
2. Distorted Reality or Transitional Space? Biblical Miracle
Stories in Psychoanalytic Perspective Petri Merenlahti
3. Jesus and Miracles in Psychological, Historical, and Theological Perspective Wayne G. Rollins
4. Miracles in the Old Testament Antti Laato
5. Old Testament Figures as Miracle Workers Erkki Koskenniemi
6. Moses' Competition Wwith Pharaoh's Magicians Andre LaCocque
7. The Religious-Historical Background of the New Testament Miracle Erkki Koskenniemi
8. The Miracle of Christ's Birth John W. Miller
9. That They May Believe: Distinguishing the Miraculous from the Providential Steve Pullum
10. Through Signs and Wonders: Religious Discourse and Miracle Narratives Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
11. Healing in the Gospels: The Essential Credentials Kamila Blessing
12. What We Can Learn fFrom Miraculous Healings and Cures Patrick McNamara and Reka Szent-Imrey
13. Are Miracles Essential or Peripheral to Faith Traditions? Louis Hoffman and Katherine McGuire
14. Religious and Spiritual Miracle Events Iin Real Life Experience Russ Llewellyn
15. How Religious or Spiritual Miracle Events Happen Today William P. Wilson
16. The Limitations of Scientific Investigation: Miracles and Prayer Richard Gorsuch
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
Volume 2 Medical and Therapeutic Events
Series Foreword
Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. God and Science J. Harold Ellens
2. The Enduring Fascination of Miracles Ilkka Pyysiainen
3. Redefining, Relocating, Reanalyzing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide
4. Miracle Attributions, Meaning, and Neuropsychology Ray Paloutzian, Steven A. Rogers, Erica L. Swenson, and Deborah A. Lowe
5. What iIs a Medical or Therapeutic Miracle? Myrna M. Pugh
6. History of Research on Faith, Prayer, and Medical Healings Kevin Eames
7. Psychoimmunology and Healing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide
8. The Phenomenology of Transformation and Healing Anthony De Orio
9. Miracles and Crowd Psychology in African Culture Olufemi A. Lawal
10.Sacred Bleeding: The Language of Stigmata Stanley Krippner and Jeffrey Kirkwood
11.Miracles in Kongo Religious History: Evaluating Ritual Healing Theory James McClenon
12.Where Medicines End, and Miracles Start, in Mysterious Healings Myrna M. Pugh
13 Faith: An Existential, Phenomenological, and Biblical Integration Philip Brownell
14 The Healing Power of the Will Joanne Hedgespeth
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
Volume 3 Para Psychological Perspectives
Series Foreword
Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. Sensed Presence as Coping Resource in Extreme Environments Peter Suedfeld and John Geiger
2. Mysticism and the Paranormal Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
3. Multistate and Entheogenic Contributions to the Study of Miracles and Experimental Studies Thomas Roberts
4. The Miraculous and Mental Illness Louis Hoffman and Marika Kurzenberger
5. Miracles in the Frontal Lobes, A Neuropsychological Approach
to the Way We Make Miracle Attributions Steve Rogers
6. An African Perspective on Miracles Nicolene L. Joubert
7. Hallelujah, Thank You, Jesus: Selling the Miraculous in the Preaching of Faith Healers Steve Pullum
8. Miracles in A Course in Miracles Robert Perry
9. The Miracle of Psychotherapy Ronald Johnson
10. Spiritualizing the Unknown Louis Hoffman and Steve Fehl
11. Personal Experience, Self- Reporting, and Hyperbole Philip Brownell
12. Biochemistry, States of Mind, and Transcendental Experiences Candace Alcorta
13. Revelation, Prophecy, and Rabbi Nachman Dan Merkur
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
About the Contributors
About the Series Editor and Adviseors
About the Contributors
Series Foreword Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. Biblical Miracles and Psychological Process: Jesus as Psychotherapist J. Harold Ellens
2. Distorted Reality or Transitional Space? Biblical Miracle
Stories in Psychoanalytic Perspective Petri Merenlahti
3. Jesus and Miracles in Psychological, Historical, and Theological Perspective Wayne G. Rollins
4. Miracles in the Old Testament Antti Laato
5. Old Testament Figures as Miracle Workers Erkki Koskenniemi
6. Moses' Competition Wwith Pharaoh's Magicians Andre LaCocque
7. The Religious-Historical Background of the New Testament Miracle Erkki Koskenniemi
8. The Miracle of Christ's Birth John W. Miller
9. That They May Believe: Distinguishing the Miraculous from the Providential Steve Pullum
10. Through Signs and Wonders: Religious Discourse and Miracle Narratives Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
11. Healing in the Gospels: The Essential Credentials Kamila Blessing
12. What We Can Learn fFrom Miraculous Healings and Cures Patrick McNamara and Reka Szent-Imrey
13. Are Miracles Essential or Peripheral to Faith Traditions? Louis Hoffman and Katherine McGuire
14. Religious and Spiritual Miracle Events Iin Real Life Experience Russ Llewellyn
15. How Religious or Spiritual Miracle Events Happen Today William P. Wilson
16. The Limitations of Scientific Investigation: Miracles and Prayer Richard Gorsuch
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
Volume 2 Medical and Therapeutic Events
Series Foreword
Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. God and Science J. Harold Ellens
2. The Enduring Fascination of Miracles Ilkka Pyysiainen
3. Redefining, Relocating, Reanalyzing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide
4. Miracle Attributions, Meaning, and Neuropsychology Ray Paloutzian, Steven A. Rogers, Erica L. Swenson, and Deborah A. Lowe
5. What iIs a Medical or Therapeutic Miracle? Myrna M. Pugh
6. History of Research on Faith, Prayer, and Medical Healings Kevin Eames
7. Psychoimmunology and Healing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide
8. The Phenomenology of Transformation and Healing Anthony De Orio
9. Miracles and Crowd Psychology in African Culture Olufemi A. Lawal
10.Sacred Bleeding: The Language of Stigmata Stanley Krippner and Jeffrey Kirkwood
11.Miracles in Kongo Religious History: Evaluating Ritual Healing Theory James McClenon
12.Where Medicines End, and Miracles Start, in Mysterious Healings Myrna M. Pugh
13 Faith: An Existential, Phenomenological, and Biblical Integration Philip Brownell
14 The Healing Power of the Will Joanne Hedgespeth
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
Volume 3 Para Psychological Perspectives
Series Foreword
Introduction J. Harold Ellens
1. Sensed Presence as Coping Resource in Extreme Environments Peter Suedfeld and John Geiger
2. Mysticism and the Paranormal Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
3. Multistate and Entheogenic Contributions to the Study of Miracles and Experimental Studies Thomas Roberts
4. The Miraculous and Mental Illness Louis Hoffman and Marika Kurzenberger
5. Miracles in the Frontal Lobes, A Neuropsychological Approach
to the Way We Make Miracle Attributions Steve Rogers
6. An African Perspective on Miracles Nicolene L. Joubert
7. Hallelujah, Thank You, Jesus: Selling the Miraculous in the Preaching of Faith Healers Steve Pullum
8. Miracles in A Course in Miracles Robert Perry
9. The Miracle of Psychotherapy Ronald Johnson
10. Spiritualizing the Unknown Louis Hoffman and Steve Fehl
11. Personal Experience, Self- Reporting, and Hyperbole Philip Brownell
12. Biochemistry, States of Mind, and Transcendental Experiences Candace Alcorta
13. Revelation, Prophecy, and Rabbi Nachman Dan Merkur
Conclusion J. Harold Ellens
About the Contributors
About the Series Editor and Adviseors
About the Contributors
