Miracles : God, science, and psychology in the paranormal

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Volume 1 Religious and Spiritual Events Series Foreword Introduction J. Harold Ellens 1. Biblical Miracles and Psychological Process: Jesus as Psychotherapist J. Harold Ellens 2. Distorted Reality or Transitional Space? Biblical Miracle Stories in Psychoanalytic Perspective Petri Merenlahti 3. Jesus and Miracles in Psychological, Historical, and Theological Perspective Wayne G. Rollins 4. Miracles in the Old Testament Antti Laato 5. Old Testament Figures as Miracle Workers Erkki Koskenniemi 6. Moses' Competition Wwith Pharaoh's Magicians Andre LaCocque 7. The Religious-Historical Background of the New Testament Miracle Erkki Koskenniemi 8. The Miracle of Christ's Birth John W. Miller 9. That They May Believe: Distinguishing the Miraculous from the Providential Steve Pullum 10. Through Signs and Wonders: Religious Discourse and Miracle Narratives Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi 11. Healing in the Gospels: The Essential Credentials Kamila Blessing 12. What We Can Learn fFrom Miraculous Healings and Cures Patrick McNamara and Reka Szent-Imrey 13. Are Miracles Essential or Peripheral to Faith Traditions? Louis Hoffman and Katherine McGuire 14. Religious and Spiritual Miracle Events Iin Real Life Experience Russ Llewellyn 15. How Religious or Spiritual Miracle Events Happen Today William P. Wilson 16. The Limitations of Scientific Investigation: Miracles and Prayer Richard Gorsuch Conclusion J. Harold Ellens Volume 2 Medical and Therapeutic Events Series Foreword Introduction J. Harold Ellens 1. God and Science J. Harold Ellens 2. The Enduring Fascination of Miracles Ilkka Pyysiainen 3. Redefining, Relocating, Reanalyzing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide 4. Miracle Attributions, Meaning, and Neuropsychology Ray Paloutzian, Steven A. Rogers, Erica L. Swenson, and Deborah A. Lowe 5. What iIs a Medical or Therapeutic Miracle? Myrna M. Pugh 6. History of Research on Faith, Prayer, and Medical Healings Kevin Eames 7. Psychoimmunology and Healing Miracles Daniel Gaztambide 8. The Phenomenology of Transformation and Healing Anthony De Orio 9. Miracles and Crowd Psychology in African Culture Olufemi A. Lawal 10.Sacred Bleeding: The Language of Stigmata Stanley Krippner and Jeffrey Kirkwood 11.Miracles in Kongo Religious History: Evaluating Ritual Healing Theory James McClenon 12.Where Medicines End, and Miracles Start, in Mysterious Healings Myrna M. Pugh 13 Faith: An Existential, Phenomenological, and Biblical Integration Philip Brownell 14 The Healing Power of the Will Joanne Hedgespeth Conclusion J. Harold Ellens Volume 3 Para Psychological Perspectives Series Foreword Introduction J. Harold Ellens 1. Sensed Presence as Coping Resource in Extreme Environments Peter Suedfeld and John Geiger 2. Mysticism and the Paranormal Ralph W. Hood, Jr. 3. Multistate and Entheogenic Contributions to the Study of Miracles and Experimental Studies Thomas Roberts 4. The Miraculous and Mental Illness Louis Hoffman and Marika Kurzenberger 5. Miracles in the Frontal Lobes, A Neuropsychological Approach to the Way We Make Miracle Attributions Steve Rogers 6. An African Perspective on Miracles Nicolene L. Joubert 7. Hallelujah, Thank You, Jesus: Selling the Miraculous in the Preaching of Faith Healers Steve Pullum 8. Miracles in A Course in Miracles Robert Perry 9. The Miracle of Psychotherapy Ronald Johnson 10. Spiritualizing the Unknown Louis Hoffman and Steve Fehl 11. Personal Experience, Self- Reporting, and Hyperbole Philip Brownell 12. Biochemistry, States of Mind, and Transcendental Experiences Candace Alcorta 13. Revelation, Prophecy, and Rabbi Nachman Dan Merkur Conclusion J. Harold Ellens About the Contributors About the Series Editor and Adviseors About the Contributors

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