Table of Contents
Introduction: Investigating the Miraculous 15
Part 1 The Case against Miracles
An Interview with Dr. Michael Shermer
Chapter 1 The Making of a Skeptic 35
Chapter 2 The Knockdown Argument 47
Chapter 3 Myths and Miracles 57
Part 2 The Case for Miracles
An Interview with Dr. Craig S. Keener
Chapter 4 From Skepticism to Belief 73
Chapter 5 From Hume to Jesus 83
Chapter 6 A Tide of Miracles 95
Part 3 Science, Dreams, and Visions
Chapter 7 The Science of Miracles 121
An Interview with Dr. Candy Gunther Brown
Chapter 8 Dreams and Visions 139
An Interview with Tom Doyle
Part 4 The Most Spectacular Miracles
Chapter 9 The Astonishing Miracle of Creation 163
An Interview with Dr. Michael G. Strauss
Chapter 10 Our Miraculous Universe and Planet 175
An Interview with Dr. Michael G. Strauss
Chapter 11 The Miracle of the Resurrection 189
An Interview with Detective J. Warner Wallace
Part 5 Difficulties with Miracles
Chapter 12 Embarrassed by the Supernatural 213
An Interview with Dr. Roger E. Olson
Chapter 13 When Miracles Don't Happen 235
An Interview with Dr. Douglas R. Groothuis
Conclusion: Reaching Your Verdict 255
Acknowledgments 267
Meet Lee Strobel 269
Recommended Resources for Further Investigation 271
Guide for Group Discussion and Personal Reflection 275
Notes 291
Index 311