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TitleMiracles : God's presence and power in creation
AuthorJohnson, Luke Timothy.
Call NoREF 220.77 KNO
CollectionReference NOT FOR LOAN
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International Standard Book Number 9780664234072
Dewey Decimal Classification Number REF 220.77 KNO
Personal Name Johnson, Luke Timothy.
Title Statement Miracles : God's presence and power in creation
Imprint Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2018.
Physical Description 356p.
Series Statement - Title Interpretation : Resources for the use of scripture in the Church
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
Summary, Etc. Miracles are not confined to the stories of Scripture; these signs of God's presence and power in creation are experienced throughout our daily existence. Yet cultural challenges and modernity's skepticism have marginalized belief in them as unreasonable and irrational, says Luke Timothy Johnson. In this excellent resource for church professionals, Johnson reclaims Christian belief in miracles as integral to recovering a proper and strong sense of creation, recognizing the validity of personal experience and narrative and asserting the truth-telling quality of myth. His analysis includes : a description of the competing symbolic worldviews that have framed the discussion on miracles, including secular debates and theological imagination ; interpretation of miracles consonant with the biblical construction of reality in the Old and New Testaments ; suggestions for four areas in the church's life teaching, preaching, prayer, and pastoral care that can work together to shape a symbolic world, within which believers can expect, perceive, and celebrate the miracles in everyday life.
Summary, Etc. Part One: Framing the discussion -- Miracles in Christian history -- Problematic category -- Reframing the discussion -- Part two: God's presence and power in the Old Testament -- Mighty acts of God -- Signs of the prophets -- Part Three: God's presence and power in the New Testament -- Signs and wonders in early Christian communities -- Gospel miracles -- Miracles in Mark and Matthew -- Signs and wonders in Luke-Acts -- Signs of the Incarnate Word -- Part Four Pastoral implications -- Recovering a sense of wonder.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term MIRACLES.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term MIRACLES - BIBLICAL TEACHING.