Miracles

by Richard Swinburne (Editor)

Genres: Theology

210 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

Richard G. Swinburne is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Over the last 50 years Swinburne has been a very influential proponent of natural theology, that is, philosophical arguments for the existence of God. His philosophical contributions are primarily in philosophy of religion and philosophy of science. He aroused much discussion with his early work in the philosophy of religion, a trilogy of books consisting of The Coherence of Theism, The Existence of God, and Faith and Reason.

Reviews

[Misha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice philosophical approach to the definition of a miracle and its problems. Not much more to it than that, it will simply teach you some interesting philosophical views.

[Joseph Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good intro to the philosophical discussion of miracles. It contains some good insights and balanced discussions, but my one complaint is the amount of chapters dedicated to addressing Hume’s argument against miracles, which was easily dealt with in an earlier chapter. Overall, it’s a short, rigorous treatment of the subject from multiple angles!