Miracles: God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal, Volume 1, Religious and Spiritual Events (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)

V. 1. Religious And Spiritual Events -- V. 2. Medical And Therapeutic Events -- V. 3. Parapsychological Perspectives Edited By J. Harold Ellens. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover Page......Page 1 Recent Titles in Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality......Page 3 Title: Volume 1 - Religious and Spiritual Events......Page 4 ISBN 9780275997243 (vol. 1)......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Series Foreword......Page 10 Introduction......Page 13 1 Biblical Miracles and Psychological Process: Jesus as Psychotherapist......Page 15 2 Distorted Reality or Transitional Space? Biblical Miracle Stories in Psychoanalytic Perspective......Page 29 3 Jesus and Miracles in Historical, Biblical, and Psychological Perspective......Page 50 4 Miracles in the Old Testament......Page 71 5 Old Testament Figures as Miracle Workers......Page 91 6 Moses’ Competition with Pharaoh’s Magicians......Page 101 7 The Religious-Historical Background of the New Testament Miracles......Page 117 8 The Miracle of Christ’s Birth......Page 131 9 "That They May Believe": Distinguishing the Miraculous from the Providential......Page 149 10 Through Signs and Wonders: Religious Discourse and Miracle Narratives......Page 173 11 Healing in the Gospels: The Essential Credentials......Page 200 12 What We Can Learn from Miraculous Healings and Cures......Page 222 13 Are Miracles Essential or Peripheral to Faith Traditions?......Page 235 14 Religious and Spiritual Miracle Events in Real-Life Experience......Page 255 15 How Religious or Spiritual Miracle Events Happen Today......Page 278 16 On the Limits of Scientific Investigation: Miracles and Intercessory Prayer......Page 294 Conclusion......Page 315 Index......Page 319 About the Editor and Advisers......Page 327 About the Contributors......Page 331