What Can Science Say about Miracles | Craig Keener

Lecture Title - Signs of the Kingdom: Miracles in the NT and Today From its earliest moments, the Christian community pointed to miraculous events—paradigmatically, the resurrection of Jesus—as disclosing the truth about God and his saving action on their behalf. In spite of their centrality in early Christian proclamation and belief, Christians in the modern era have tended to approach the category of ‘miraculous events’ with a measure of skepticism. Many believe that modern science has called the plausibility of belief in miracles into question; others have argued against their historical reliability. In this lecture Craig Keener will discuss the contributions and limitations of conventional science and historiography in examining miracles, and some evidence globally for the sorts of experiences described in the earliest Christian sources. Craig S. Keener (PhD Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He was a Resident Fellow at the Henry Center in 2019-20. He is author of twenty-five books, five of which have won awards at Christianity Today. His works include Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (2 vols.) (Baker Academic, 2011), Acts: An Exegetical Commentary (4 vols.) (Baker Academic, 2012-2015), Galatians: A Commentary (Baker Academic, 2019), and Miracles Today: The Supernatural Work of God in the Modern World (Baker Academic, 2021). The Henry Center for Theological Understanding provides theological resources that help bridge the gap between the academy and the church. It houses a cluster of initiatives, each of which is aimed at applying practical Christian wisdom to important kingdom issues—for the good of the church, for the soul of the theological academy, for the sake of the world, and ultimately for the glory of God. The HCTU seeks to ground each of these initiatives in Scripture, and it pursues these goals collaboratively, in order to train a new generation of wise interpreters of the Word—lay persons and scholars alike—for the sake of tomorrow’s church, academy, and world. Visit the HCTU website: https://henrycenter.tiu.edu/ Subscribe to the HCTU Newsletter: https://bit.ly/326pRL5 Connect with us! https://twitter.com/henry_center https://www.facebook.com/henrycenter/ https://www.instagram.com/thehenrycenter/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehenrycenter