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Miracles
Recent Titles in Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality J. Harold Ellens, Series Editor Married to an Opposite: Making Personality Differences Work for You Ron Shackelford Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church Thomas G. Plante, editor Seeking the Compassionate Life: The Moral Crisis for Psychotherapy and Society Carl Goldberg and Virginia Crespo Psychology and the Bible: A New Way to Read the Scriptures, 4 Volumes J. Harold Ellens and Wayne G. Rollins, editors Sex in the Bible: A New Consideration J. Harold Ellens Where God and Science Meet: How Brain and Evolutionary Studies Alter Our Understanding of Religion, 3 Volumes Patrick McNamara Sexual Liberation: The Scandal of Christendom Raymond J. Lawrence The Destructive Power of Religion: Violence in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Condensed and Updated Edition J. Harold Ellens, editor The Serpent and the Dove: Celibacy in Literature and Life A. W. Richard Sipe Radical Grace: How Belief in a Benevolent God Benefits Our Health J. Harold Ellens Understanding Religious Experiences: What the Bible Says about Spirituality J. Harold Ellens
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M iracles God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal Volume 3
Parapsychological Perspectives
Edited by J. Harold Ellens
Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miracles : God, science, and psychology in the paranormal / edited by J. Harold Ellens. p. cm. — (Psychology, religion, and spirituality, ISSN 1546–8070) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–275–99722–9 (set : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–275–99724–3 (v. 1 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–275–99726–7 (v. 2 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–275–99728–1 (v. 3 : alk. paper) 1. Miracles. 2. Medicine—Religious aspects. 3. Religion and science. 4. Parapsychology—Religious aspects. I. Ellens, J. Harold, 1932– BT97.M49 2008 202'.117—dc22 2008011269 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2008 by J. Harold Ellens All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008011269 ISBN: 978–0–275–99722–9 (set) 978–0–275–99724–3 (vol. 1) 978–0–275–99726–7 (vol. 2) 978–0–275–99728–1 (vol. 3) ISSN: 1546–8070 First published in 2008 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America
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This work on miracles is dedicated To Rebecca and Brenda Because they work miracles of healing Every day.
I wish to express intense gratitude and high esteem for the meticulous and devoted labor of Beuna C. Carlson who read all the proofs with a sharp eye and sturdy hand for ferreting out errors. Surely the devil is in the details and she has mastered the devil.
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Contents
V olume 3 P arapsychological P erspectives Series Foreword Introduction by J. Harold Ellens
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chapter 1
The Sensed Presence as a Coping Resource in Extreme Environments Peter Suedfeld and John Geiger
chapter 2
Mysticism and the Paranormal Ralph W. Hood, Jr.
chapter 3
Multistate and Entheogenic Contributions to the Study of Miracles and Experimental Religious Studies Thomas B. Roberts
chapter 4
The Miraculous and Mental Illness Louis Hoffman and Marika Kurzenberger
chapter 5
Miracles in the Frontal Lobes: A Neuropsychological Approach to the Way We