Visions of Jesus: Direct Encounters from the New Testament to Today
In this thought-provoking work, Wiebe (philosophy and assistant dean, arts and religious studies, Trinity Western Univ., Canada) critically studies visions of Jesus as reported in recent years. While the experience of visions has occurred since the early days of Christianity, reported by the likes of Teresa of Avila, Ignatius Loyola, Catherine of Siena, and others, and indeed are considered acceptable, modern-day instances invariably force questions of hallucinations and temporary insanity. Wiebe presents each of the 30 accounts in vivid detail, examining the often dramatic changes the apparitions brought about in the lives of mostly ordinary men and women. He goes on to discuss these experiences in light of psychology and neurology as well as from the perspectives of biblical scholarship and parapsychology. Both believers and skeptics will find much for thought in this well-researched study. The general reader will find the reading stimulating, and the informed believer or skeptic will be challenged to go further.?Leroy Hommerding, Citrus Cty. Lib. System, Beverly Hills, Fla.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.