An inspiring and eye-opening exploration of the phenomenon of miracles from the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Bonhoeffer. What are miracles, and why do so many people believe in them? What do they tell us about ourselves? And what do we do ... Read more

An inspiring and eye-opening exploration of the phenomenon of miracles from the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Bonhoeffer. What are miracles, and why do so many people believe in them? What do they tell us about ourselves? And what do we do with experiences that we cannot explain? In Miracles, Eric Metaxas offers compelling -- sometimes electrifying -- evidence that there's something real to be reckoned with, whatever one has thought of the topic before. Miracles is also a timely, thoughtful, and civil answer to the books of the 'New Atheists' -- Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris -- who have passionately asserted not just the impossibility of miracles and the supernatural, but the outright harmfulness of belief in them. Metaxas -- whom ABC News has called a 'witty ambassador for faith' -- provides the measured and wide-ranging treatment the subject deserves, from serious discussion of the compatibility between faith and science to astonishing but well-documented stories of actual miracles from people he knows. A more current, anecdotal, and personal version of C. S. Lewis's 1947 book on the subject, Miracles is a powerfully winsome challenge that miracles are not only possible but are far more widespread than most of us ever might have imagined.Praise for Eric Metaxas and Miracles'With this beautiful and moving and thoughtful new book, Eric Metaxas proves yet again to be a writer of the first order . . . Miracles is a cool rain of intelligent truth.' Bret Lott, bestselling author of Jewel and nonfiction editor of Crazyhorse'Miracles is the sort of book that--once you've read it--you'll wonder where it's been all your life.' Kathie Lee Gifford, Emmy award-winning host of Today'If you're a skeptic, read this book with an open mind and you might just discover that miracles are real. If you're already a believer, be ready to be inspired.' Kirsten Powers, columnist for USA Today and The Daily Beast'Take the brilliant mind of Eric Metaxas, add the provocative topic of miracles, and get ready to change the way you see reality forever.' Erwin Raphael McManus, Founder of MOSAIC and author of The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art 'Metaxas's Miracles mixes storytelling with logic and inspiring beauty with profound mystery. It's an intoxicating combination.' Patricia Heaton, Emmy award-winning actress, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle 'In his inimitably entertaining way, Eric Metaxas shows us that it is okay to believe in a world in which God still speaks and shows up in the cosmos and the lives of people just like you. By opening this book, you'll embark upon a divine conspiracy. Are you ready?' Gregory Alan Thornbury, PhD, president of the King's College, New York City 'As Metaxas himself says, feel free to gulp. Reading Miracles is one of those life altering experiences.' Caroline Coleman O'Neill, author of the novel Loving Søren 'Metaxas provides a compass for our intellect and inspires our journeys with profound miracle stories--with his attuned humor shining throughout.' Makoto Fujimura, artist and founder of the International Arts Movement (IAM) 'Eric Metaxas is like C.S. Lewis but with jokes: intelligent, spiritually profound, and full of wit. In Miracles, Metaxas himself is a testament that genius and religious faith are not mutually exclusive.' Susan E. Isaacs, author Angry Conversations with God'Read this book to confront your doubt. Read this book to face down your fear of the afterlife. Read this book to re-enchant your humanity.' Owen Strachan, author of Risky Gospel 'As a secular reader, I come to such books with a certain resistance. Metaxas won me over instantly by meeting me where I live. His intellectual honesty, coupled with an open-hearted wonder at the sheer breadth of human experience, is irresistible.' Christopher Noël, author of Impossible Visits Less