Miracles : a preliminary study /

Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963,

Miracles : a preliminary study / C.S. Lewis - Macmillan paperbacks edition - 186 pages ; 18 cm - Macmillan paperbacks edition . - Macmillan paperbacks .

Includes index

The scope of this book -- The naturalist and the supernaturalist -- The cardinal difficulty of naturalism -- Nature and supernature -- A further difficulty in naturalism -- Answers to misgivings -- A chapter of red herrings -- Miracles and the laws of nature -- A chapter not strictly necessary -- "Horrid red things" -- Christianity and "religion" -- The propriety of miracles -- On probability -- The grand miracle -- Miracles of the old creation -- Miracles of the new creation -- Epilogue -- Appendix A : On the words 'spirit' and 'spiritual' -- Appendix B : On 'special providences'

"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 makes out an impressive case for the irrationality of their assumptions"--Amazon.com

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Miracles

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