ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author examines some of major religious traditions of the world. He focuses on aspects of various non-Christian traditions which might help to throw light on the question of miracles. In considering Judaism, the author focuses on miracles during nascent Christian era, when perhaps in response to Christian claims about Jesus there were a number of stories used to illustrate, not that miracles didn't happen, but that they did not bring glory to the miracle-worker. In considering Islam, the author points important strands of thinking which do highlight miracles-the biographies of Muhammad, the saints in Sufi tradition. In the context of Hinduism and Buddhism, the author mentioned the idea of miracles as God 'playing' with the world, something suggested by the story of Krishna. The chapter concludes with a caveat concerning the 'differences' between religions. Judaism and Islam, like Christianity, have traditions which emphasize the reality of miracles as well as traditions which are sceptical about them.
