Can One Seriously Believe in Miracles?
Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel once said,“In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.” Erich Kästner wrote,“Only those who believe in miracles will experience them.” The German singer-songwriter Samuel Harfst sings, “The Lord still works miracles today”. Also Katja Ebstein, a singer in the 70s, is convinced that miracles happen time and again. Very well, but what do you think? Is it just a matter of mentality? Or of talking you into it?
The bible tells us about several miracles, such as the virgin birth ofJesus. Is that even possible? Isn’t that contrary to all our natural laws?
Digging Deeper
There are a couple of links below for further lectures on this topic. Let’s take a closer look:
“Only a miracle can save us now.” Most of us are probably familiar withthis thought. Natural laws and scientific explanations of many things are oftenused as arguments against miracles. But is that argument well-founded? Or is there even a scientific approach to study miracles? The physicist Dr. AlexanderFink gives it a try. He studied physics in Bayreuth and got his doctoral degree at the University of Regensburg. He has been the head of the German Institute for Faith and Science in Marburg (www.iguw.de)[IN GERMAN]. Hat die Wissenschaft Wunder widerlegt.
We are helpless when it comes to suffering and death. Our lives are not infinite, that is certain. However, this topic is barely ever addressed. How do we deal with it as adults? And how is it connected to faith? A presentation by Prof. Dr. Matthias Clausen as part of the event week HUMAN 20 in Zurich, Switzerland. [IN GERMAN]: Mensch, warum muss ich ins Grab
What is the purpose of life? How do I find purpose? How do I check the credibility of concepts of purpose? In 2014, Matthias Clausen addressed these questions in Osnabrück [IN GERMAN]: Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt
Prof. Dr. Matthias Clausen
Prof. Dr. Matthias Clausen is teaching theology at the Academy Tabor in Marburg and is a speaker for the Institut of Theology and Science (IGUW). He speaks at universities across Germany and other countries.
One of his key emphases is being able to communicate in a clear and attractive way about faith in our post-church society. Matthias studied in Wuppertal, Heidelberg and London, got his doctorate in Greifswald and is a speaker for the SMD.
He is married and has 3 kids in school age. Great books, good questions, nice coffee and computers that don’t crash make him happy.
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