R. Douglas Geivett's
In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Actions in History


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Title:
In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Actions in History
Author:
R. Douglas Geivett
Binding:
312 pages
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Intervarsity Press: 1997
ISBN:
0830815287
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Review Date:
12 June, 1998
Reviewer:
J. P. Holding
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Publisher’s Commentary:   "...During the twentieth century, perhaps no one has raised stronger arguments against miracles than Antony Flew, now professor emeritus at Keele University in England. Flew has contributed a fresh statement of his objections to the idea of God's acting in history just for this volume, which also includes Hume's classic critique...

In response, Douglas Geivett and Gary Habermas have assembled a distinguished team of scholars to rebut the objections and set forth the positive case for God's action in history..."

Bookshop Summary:   If you have nothing else in your collection on the topic of miracles, grab this one - but watch out for duplicate coverage of some topics if you have a wider collection.
 
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A review of R. Douglas Geivett's
"In Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Actions in History


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J. P. Holding
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It seems almost unfair: Antony Flew, and one dead man (David Hume), versus a team of Christian scholars. One wonders why Flew bothered at all.

For this reason, at any rate, I am inclined to see In Defense of Miraclesas more of a positive case for miracles than a rebuttal of any given non-theist or anti-miraculous position. But the problem with this book is that anyone who is already well-read in apologetics will find much in this volume that is repetitive. Craig's item on the empty tomb adds nothing new to his previous works; Moreland's essay on the resurrection appearances likewise. (It seems even more appropriate, in this light, that the collection includes an essay by Hume!)

The prospective purchaser of this work, then, must decide whether what is left that is unique is worth the price. If you have no further material on miracles, it is worth the price, perhaps in tandem with C. S. Lewis' book on the subject. But if your collection is already well-stocked, you won't gain anything by adding this to it. Case studies of the incarnation, fulfilled prophecy, etc. are all well and good, but if you wish to do some serious apologetics on these subjects, we suggest that you look elsewhere for more detailed studies dedicated solely to their issues.


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