Beliefs in Miraculous Healings, Religiosity and Meaning in Life

Throughout centuries, many interpretations of miraculous healings have been offered by philosophers, theologians, physicians and psychologists. Different approaches to miracles originate from the differences in understanding of causative factors, concepts of nature and the relationship between God a...

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Authors: Pawlikowski, Jakub (Author) ; Jarosz, Marek (Author) ; Sak, Jaroslaw (Author) ; Wiechetek, Michal (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2015]
In: Religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 1113-1124
Further subjects:B miraculous healings
B Religiosity
B meaning in life
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