The Science of Miracles: Investigating the Incredible - Softcover

Nickell, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616147415 ISBN 13: 9781616147419

Publisher: Prometheus, 2013

Synopsis

An entertaining, comprehensive, and science-based study of miracle claimsIs the Shroud of Turin really the burial cloth of Jesus, produced by a miraculous burst of radiant energy at the moment of Resurrection? What happens at faith-healing services to provide apparently miraculous cures? Steering between the twin pillars of belief and disbelief, experienced paranormal investigator Joe Nickell examines these claims and more. Relying on his forty-plus years of experience in tracking down the solutions to mysteries, Nickell uses on-site examinations, lab experiments, and other detective methods to uncover the facts behind the most incredible claims. He evaluates the evidence in six major categories of miracle claims: miraculous images (such as "weeping" icons); magical relics (like the Shroud of Turin and the Holy Grail); miracle healings (at Lourdes or at the hands of healers like Benny Hinn); visionary experiences (including near-death experiences); saintly powers (such as stigmata); and "the devil's work" (such as demonic possession).Conveying the sense of adventure surrounding the investigation of any mystery, this is both entertaining reading and a comprehensive, science-based study of miracle claims.

About this title

About the Author:

Joe Nickell (Amherst, NY) has been called "the modern Sherlock Holmes" and "the real-life Scully" (from The X Files). Since 1995 he has been the world's only full-time, professional, science-based paranormal investigator. His careful, often-innovative investigations have won him international respect in a field charged with controversy. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead. See www.joenickell.com for more.

Review:

""There is probably no one in the world better qualified to write a book assessing the evidence relating to alleged miracles than Joe Nickell.... An expert evaluation.... An excellent reference work that belongs on every skeptic's bookshelf.” -BBC Focus“Joe Nickell is a thorough investigator and a great storyteller. He covers a wide variety of phenomena in an engaging and interesting way. The Science of Miracles is a worthwhile and challenging book for both the skeptic and the believer.”-New York Journal of Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Prometheus
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1616147415
• ISBN 13: 9781616147419
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450