The Book of Miracles
Subtitle: The Meaning of the Miracle Stories in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: May 16, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780684823935
Subjects: Religion; Religion - World Religions; Miraculous Phenomena; Religion / General; Comparative Religion; Miracles
First sentence: Imagine, if you will, a time when human beings lived in intimacy with God, and so with other living beings and with one another.
Description: "In The Book of Miracles, Kenneth L. Woodward brings together stories of the Talmudic wonder-workers, the first Christian hermits, the early Sufi mystics, the Muslim ascetics and martyrs, and the most revered Hindu and Buddhist saints. He explains the meanings and importance of their miracles and the role they play in each of these great religions."--BOOK JACKET.