The Science of Miracles: Investigating the IncrediblePrometheus Books, 07/05/2013 - 450 páginas An entertaining, comprehensive, and science-based study of miracle claims Is the Shroud of Turin really the burial cloth of Jesus, produced by a miraculous burst of radiant energy at the moment of Resurrection? What happens at faith-healing services to provide apparently miraculous cures? Steering between the twin pillars of belief and disbelief, experienced paranormal investigator Joe Nickell examines these claims and more. Relying on his forty-plus years of experience in tracking down the solutions to mysteries, Nickell uses on-site examinations, lab experiments, and other detective methods to uncover the facts behind the most incredible claims. He evaluates the evidence in six major categories of miracle claims: miraculous images (such as "weeping" icons); magical relics (like the Shroud of Turin and the Holy Grail); miracle healings (at Lourdes or at the hands of healers like Benny Hinn); visionary experiences (including near-death experiences); saintly powers (such as stigmata); and "the devil's work" (such as demonic possession). Conveying the sense of adventure surrounding the investigation of any mystery, this is both entertaining reading and a comprehensive, science-based study of miracle claims. |
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13 | 83 |
Chaucer Calvin and Relic Mongers | 91 |
The Holy Blood | 101 |
The Image of Edessa Revealed | 105 |
A DéjàView | 111 |
Miracle or Fraud? The Turin Shroud | 119 |
Guardian Angel Encounters | 261 |
Heavens Stenographer | 269 |
The Mormon Seer | 277 |
Visits from the Beyond | 285 |
SAINTLY POWERS | 295 |
Miracles or Parables? | 297 |
Miracle Worker of Amsterdam | 309 |
Mysteries of Popular Saints | 315 |
Artistry and the Shroud | 129 |
Oviedos Holy Sudarium | 133 |
Miraculous Relics | 139 |
In Search of the Emerald Grail | 149 |
St Jamess Miraculous Relics | 157 |
Incorruptible Corpses | 169 |
MIRACLE HEALINGS | 173 |
Jesus Healings | 175 |
Lourdes and Other Healing Waters | 183 |
The Belgian Lourdes | 187 |
Miracle Dirt of Chimayó | 191 |
Peter Popoffs Gift of Knowledge | 197 |
Benny Hinns Miracle Crusades | 205 |
John of God | 213 |
Healings by a Victim Soul | 219 |
Jesus Resurrection Apparitions | 225 |
Visions behind The Passion | 233 |
Eucharistic Signs | 241 |
The Secrets of Fatima | 249 |
The Medjugorje Phenomenon | 257 |
Tijuanas Murderer Saint | 319 |
Wounds of Christ | 323 |
The Case of Padre Pio | 335 |
Stigmata of a Convert | 341 |
Taking Up Serpents | 347 |
Additional Pentecostal Powers | 355 |
St Josephs Miracle Carpentry? | 359 |
Exorcising Demons | 369 |
Horror at Amityville | 381 |
Demon Victims I Have Known | 385 |
Satans Step | 391 |
Footprints of the Devil? | 395 |
Fire from Heavenor Hell? | 403 |
NOTES | 407 |
REFERENCES | 410 |
Snapshot Miracles | 412 |
51 | 438 |
INDEX | 442 |
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