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Miracles Paperback – January 1, 1998

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As part of the repackaged and rebranded C.S. Lewis Signature Classic range, this title in which Lewis answers the question, 'Do miracles really happen?' will have obvious appeal to the growing spirituality market. 'The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares the way for this, or results from this.' This is the key statement of Miracles, in which C. S. Lewis shows that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation. Using his characteristic lucidity and wit to develop his argument, Lewis challenges the rationalists and cynics who are mired in their lack of imagination and provides a poetic and joyous affirmation that miracles really fo occur in our everyday lives.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fount (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0006280943
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0006280941
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.71 x 7.8 inches
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CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics, the Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures.

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David
5.0 out of 5 stars A foundation stone in Christian apologetics in the face of materialism
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2011
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In this work, Lewis lays out the case against naturalism and defends supernaturalism - which is to say, the miraculous. His main point, which he drives like a spear into the heart of atheist materialism, is that no-one can say anything coherent about truth or morality without appealing to something greater than the material world. This argument is deadly in its effectiveness precisely because atheist materialists, despite occasional protests to the contrary, do not and cannot cease to say things about truth and morality. He explores the significance of the incarnation as the focal point of the miraculous, and he discusses various other issues related to the interaction of the natural and the supernatural, such as determinism.

This excellent book is probably the most difficult and dense of all Lewis's work that I've read. Its approach is philosophical, not biblical-exegetical, and it is not for the unprepared reader. While that unfortunately limits the range of people I can recommend it to, those unequipped to grapple with its metaphysics are less likely to struggle with the objections Lewis works to defeat. Some of his theological weakness also shows through in the book (viz., his comments on Jonah), but this is brief and almost completely obliterated by his characteristically stunning holistic view of God's work in the world. In this vein, the chapter on the glories of nature is particularly tremendous and stimulating.

For those looking for more, the series of letters published in Christianity Today between Douglas Wilson and Christopher Hitchens are illuminating and interesting (I can't link -- just google it).
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Ann Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars The Miracle of C.S. Lewis’ Writing
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C.S.Lewis is a master at describing the miracle of God’s creation and His involvement with mankind’s spiritual growth and understanding of each one’s place in it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Divine Work
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This is not a book about the miraculous in every day life- about how miracles occur for the average person, and how to experience them. There are a lot of good books on those subjects. This is not one of them. It is however a much-needed book on the theoretical miraculous. Can miracles occur? What does it mean when they do? How do they fit in with reality?

Lewis answers in the affirmative- miracles do occur. Indeed a substantial portion of the book is an apologetic explaining how the miraculous can and does occur, despite the misgivings of philosophical Naturalism. For this purposes he initially sets up the proofs of a spiritual realm and of God. Ironically for a theoretical work, Lewis shows us how the miraculous is not contrary to the natural and physical world, but fits fully within it, or rather without. While not actually being part of the physical the miraculous partakes of the physical, or rather, the physical partakes of it. This is perhaps the genius of Lewis' book, that he shows how a miracle never suspends the laws of nature, but is fully what we would expect if there were laws of nature as well as a divine nature.

From here Lewis looks at particular miracles, particularly the greatest miracle of all, the Incarnation, and how this moment was what all of space and time leads up to and reflects upon. He also analyzes miracles and the different imports of various types historically recorded. Throughout he writes with his customary wisdom and wit, analyzing in common language what we had always somewhat already known, but never well enough to emerge into the conscious mind so that we could act upon it. For that, we need C.S. Lewis.

I found this book immensely illuminating. Though theoretical, it encourages the reader to embark on a journey beyond the mundane, to expand the horizons, to see the reality that is beyond all reality. Miracles exist for a purpose, Lewis tells us. They are not just dropped as a "God in the gaps", to fill a niggling problem that we cannot otherwise solve. They exist to reveal something greater, namely God. I was encouraged, overwhelmed with joy, as I read what Lewis revealed in new ways- the great miracle of the resurrection. But it doesn't end there. For just as miracles are part and parcel of the natural order, so is the resurrection. Above all the Christian religion can not be divorced from the miraculous. Nearly every other religion could survive without it- in Christianity, one particular miracle is so central that without it there is no meaningful religion. If Jesus is not God made man, and subsequently died and resurrected, there really is no point to believing the whole yarn.

And the resurrection allows for the resurrection of us all. Lewis has shown us that Christianity is not a mystical spiritualist religion, denying creation. Dualism of that sort was considered heresy millennia ago. Just as miracles could not deny the natural order without denying both science and the central doctrine of Christianity, so the resurrection mandates a resurrection of the physical as well as the spiritual. That's exciting news. Not just a new Spirit, but a new creation. Lewis forced me to contemplate that anew as he delved into what that might mean. What it fully means we can not this side of Eternity truly know. But it's going to be fun.

I wish he had stopped there. For his final page dampens the ardor of the book. There he discusses how miracles are unlikely to occur for the average person- they occur but rarely in history.

Ironically, Lewis seems to fall for the same problem he has been attacking throughout his book. He explains how the Naturalist is unable to accept the miraculous because they allow the natural mind to take control, rather than their reason, which itself is evidence of the supernatural. Lewis has not taken the time and study to look for the miraculous and to practice it in everyday life. For make no mistake, such requires time and study. It requires a willingness to be observant and attendant, and to practice, again and again. Not to make stuff up or assume the miraculous is present when it is not- Lewis is right in warning us against that error. But in an age of Naturalism, we have become attuned to not look for the miraculous, and we are all susceptible to this. Just so then we must needs train to see it again.

Secondly, I and others I know have experienced many miracles in life. They are rare, assuredly. But they do occur.

Lastly, Lewis does discuss these "everyday" miracles in his second appendix on Providence. He does a very good job of explaining there how predestination and free-will intermix to allow for the miraculous. But he would seek to reduce this to the natural order of things. God in all His foreknowledge determined the right order of events, incorporating our prayers, and answers to our prayers, within His divine plan. Well and good. But if this then denies the miraculous element of answers to prayers, it also strips away the miraculous from*every* event. For the miracles of Jesus would also then be simply part of His divine plan. Indeed, more so than any other, the Grand Miracle, of the Incarnation and Resurrection, are part of His divine plan, and therefore part of providence. Stating that an everyday answer to prayer is providence and therefore not miraculous cheats the miraculous of any power it has at all.

To find out how miracles can be every day, how they are freely available, how healing can be part of your life in a meaningful way, pick up another book, like those by Peter Wagner. To find out how miracles are possible, how their presence allows us to transcend this earthly plane by fully incorporating the earthiness of life, read and dive into this book.
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William A. Kudrle
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding presentation of a coherent Christian philosophy
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2016
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C.S. Lewis gives an outstanding philosophical explanation of the consistency of the Christian world view and how miracles are consistent with such an outlook - and does it in such an engaging manner typical of his excellent writing skills. Some of the philosophical points are quite deep and illustrate the breadth and depth of C.S. Lewis's understanding of philosophy as well as his good acquaintance with the findings of modern science. The genius of C.S. Lewis is showing the unique and profound difference of the Christian message compared to other philosophies, presenting it in a very straightforward and understandable manner and showing how the overall consistency of this viewpoint meshes well with real experience. Whether someone accepts the message or not, I would think it would be difficult to argue against the coherency of the picture presented here.
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Ricky Herring
5.0 out of 5 stars Typical CS Lewis
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
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A typical CS Lewis book. Gives great insight into the Christian faith. I would probably recommend this more to the seasoned Christian more so than to the newcomer to the faith.
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Eve Gaal
3.0 out of 5 stars Educational Material
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2023
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I am sorry but this book wasn’t what I expected. Is C.S. Lewis correct about the Incarnation being central to all miracles? Of course. This book is a long tedious argument aimed at unbelievers, naturalists, and cynical logicians. To a Christian who understands the premise: that without Christ, there is nothing, it seemed obvious and boring.
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Kris Samons
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites!
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020
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A true sample of the vast intellect and brilliance of C.S. Lewis. I love this book and look forward to reading it again and again. No writer, no book, addresses the overlapping relationship between the natural and the supernatural more effectively. It could have been written this year as easily as the 1940s.
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Reviewed in Canada on November 22, 2023
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Typical C.S. Lewis. Very well written. You can almost hear the man in his writing. Has very good insights into God, reality and humanity.
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Héctor Guillermo Muñoz
4.0 out of 5 stars Ideas interesantes y útiles también
Reviewed in Mexico on July 8, 2018
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Este libro lo considero una recopilación de pensamientos interesantes sobre el tema. Es algo rebuscado el libro y no todos los capítulos los aproveché igual, pero creo que en general me dejó ideas muy interesantes para usarlas en otras ocasiones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars C.S. Lewis is always a must read
Reviewed in Germany on March 16, 2018
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One of my favourite set of essays by Lewis. Extremely sharp in his reasoning and inspiring in his thoughts. The only thing I disagree in this edition is the cheesy subtitle put in the cover that would never be used by Lewis himself.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on July 8, 2016
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent easy to absorb thought provoking viewpoints.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2015
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A concise variety of views which stimulates the thought process through sciences both 'soft' and 'hard' whilst giving food for thought to both those with faith and those who are enquiring about the possibility of a supernatural element being involved in the natural material world. Using well balanced opinions on which to allow one to reflect, this easy to read, yet academically sound research, is a valuable, vitalizing, thought provoking tool which is accessible to those initially enquiring or looking for additional research. Read reflectively, It will encourage and prompt those looking for well considered viewpoints which can then be used to lay a sound foundation for the serious exploration of whether God can be a sustaining element in nature without having to sneak the supernatural in through the back door.
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