Christ, Science, and Reason: What We Can Know About Jesus, Mary, and Miracles

This is currently the only volume that not only presents but also highlights the profound significance of the scientific evidence in support of Jesus, the Eucharist, and Mary. Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., meticulously examines the scientific evidence for: The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus from the Shroud of Turin. The Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist from three recent scientifically investigated Eucharistic miracles. The supernatural dimensions of Mary's apparitions manifested in the Tilma of Guadalupe, the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, and many healing miracles connected with the Grotto of Lourdes. This work also summarizes historical and contemporary exegetical evidence for Jesus' historicity, Passion, and Resurrection. It concludes with a consideration of the Catholic Church and science—particularly the Church's contributions to science, the complementarity of science and the Bible, and the complementarity of physical evolution and the creation of a soul.  Th