Open AccessThe Credibility of Faith and Paranormal Phenomena
Author(s) -
Andrzej Andrewald
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
poznańskie studia teologiczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2451-2273
pISSN - 0209-3472
DOI - 10.14746/pst.2016.30.03
Subject(s) - paranormal , faith , credibility , miracle , deliberation , parapsychology , psychology , epistemology , function (biology) , christian faith , social psychology , philosophy , theology , political science , law , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , evolutionary biology , politics , biology
The aim of those deliberation is focused on answering the questions: Can paranormal phenomena be attributed to a function in an act of faith? In this study paranormal phenomena are investigated on the background themes of the credibility of Christian faith. The whole discussion involves three stages: characterization of paranormal phenomena (1), clarification of the motives of the Christian faith and their verification of the example of a miracle (2), as well as presentation along with analysis challenges from the side of paranormal phenomena for the credibility of Christian faith (3).