The Extraordinary in the Ordinary : Seven Types of Everyday Miracle

Donald A Crosby

ISBN 10: 1438464592 / ISBN 13: 9781438464596

Published by State University Of New York Press Apr 2017, 2017

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Neuware - Explores miracles as dimensions of everyday existence through the lens of religious naturalism.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary : Seven Types of Everyday Miracle
• Publisher: State University Of New York Press Apr 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438464592
• ISBN 13: 9781438464596
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 150H x 20D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 431 grams

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Synopsis

Explores miracles as dimensions of everyday existence through the lens of religious naturalism.

Miracles are usually regarded as an intrusion of a supernatural force upsetting the normal workings and laws of the universe, but if one is attentive to the natural world, one can instead find miracles beneath the surface of everyday existence. This outlook is part of Donald A. Crosby's religious naturalism, which he terms Religion of Nature, a belief system that posits the natural world to be the only world, without any underlying or transcending supernatural being, presence, or power. In The Extraordinary in the Ordinary, Crosby explores seven types of everyday miracles, such as time, language, and love, to show that the miraculous and ordinary are not opposed to each other. Rather, it is when we acknowledge the sacred depths and dimensions of everyday existence that we recognize the miracles that constantly surround us.

About the Author

Donald A. Crosby is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University. He is the author of many books, including Sacred and Secular: Responses to Life in a Finite World, also published by SUNY Press.