Read the essay on miracles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which includes David Hume’s well-known argument against the likelihood of miracles and a discussion of the religious significance of miracles.

ChristusRex lists Marian apparitions in the United States.

Read a May 21, 2001, Christianity Today essay about how to identify a real miracle from God.

Read the transcript of a Feb. 23, 2010, article from NPR. It discusses the results of a survey from the Pew Forum on Religion that showed that almost 80 percent of Americans believe in miracles.

John Transue is an associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield. His research primarily involves social identity, public opinion, political participation and the relationships between political events and financial markets. His expertise includes the political participation of youth.

Kenneth Stroupe is the chief of staff at the University of Virginia Center for Politics and the director of the National Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI).

Read an August 28, 2012, article at ChristianityToday.com analyzing the results of a poll analyzing the effects the recession had on churches’ budgets.

Read an April 24, 2000, Washington Post story that discusses a number of poll findings on miracles.

Melinda Lundquist Denton is an assistant professor at the department of sociology at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Her research interests includes family, adolescence & youth and religion & culture . She has researched the intersection of religion and family life in the United States with a focus on the religious lives of adolescents. Dr. […]