The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Seven Types of Everyday Miracle
- ISBN-10
- 1438464592
- ISBN-13
- 9781438464596
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-03-30
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- Donald A. Crosby
Description
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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