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Miracles in Science and Theology
Author(s) -
Nichols Terence L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9744.00447
Subject(s) - miracle , philosophy , natural theology , natural (archaeology) , epistemology , theology , history , archaeology
Miracles are not “violations” of nature. Contemporary miraculous healings seem to follow natural healing processes but to be enormously accelerated. Like grace, miracles elevate but do not contradict nature. Scriptural miracles, but also contemporary miracle accounts, have something to tell us about how God acts in the world.