Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Seven Types of Everyday Miracle

AvDonald A. Crosby

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-04-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:354 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438464596

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Donald A. Crosby is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Colorado State University and the author of many books, including The Thou of Nature: Religious Naturalism and Reverence for Sentient Life; More Than Discourse: Symbolic Expressions of Naturalistic Faith; and Nature as Sacred Ground: A Metaphysics for Religious Naturalism, all published by SUNY Press.

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Preface1. Two Concepts of MiracleMiracles in the Abrahamic TraditionsMiracles in Hinduism and Mahayana BuddhismWhy Miracles Are Prominent in Religious Traditions and OutlooksMiracles of a Different Sort: Quotidian MiraclesConclusion2. Passage of TimeExtent of TimeTime and ChangeTime as Creation and DestructionTime and CausalityConclusion3. History of HistoriesGalactic HistoryEarth HistoryLife HistoryHuman HistoryRethinking the Concept of MiracleConclusion4. Individual ConsciousnessMateriality and MentalityCreations of ConsciousnessConscious FreedomAn Ethical ImplicationConclusion5. Spoken and Written LanguageAbstraction and SelectionPublic Communication and Private CogitationSpeech and SpeakingThe Miracle of MetaphorConclusion6. Immensity of the WorldThe Extremely SmallThe Extremely LargeProfusion and Diversity of Life Forms on EarthThe Role of HumansConclusion7. Power of ImaginationImagination and Natural ScienceImagination and LiteratureConclusion8. Ideal of LoveInstinctive LoveSelf-Love and Love for OthersThe Friendship Aspect of LoveLove and WorkLove and JusticeConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex