"Proving a Miracle is a compelling, well-researched challenge to the limits of modern medicine, showing us that true healing often begins where conventional thinking ends. Dr. Brown's work gives scientific and spiritual credibility to what Ive seen for decadeswhen you change your brain and align your life, miraculous things happen." Daniel G. Amen, MD, CEO and founder of Amen Clinics, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain
Professor Joshua Brown has written a rare and remarkable bookone that combines the rigor of a neuroscientist with the drive and curiosity of a believer seeking truth and healing. Drawing on a wide range of mind-body research, from social support and religious coping to placebo effects and the neuroscience of spiritual practice, he offers a clear and compelling account of how faith can promote healing through our brains and nervous system. Yet what makes this book truly extraordinary is Browns willingness to follow the evidence wherever it leads, including into cases of recovery that resist scientific explanation. His story, and the global investigation that follows, provide a thoughtful and empirically grounded exploration of what we can call miracles without compromising scientific integrity. This is an important and timely contribution to the growing dialogue between spirituality and medicine, and I recommend it highly. Harold G. Koenig, M.D., M.H.Sc., Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and editor-in-chief of International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
Can science prove a miracle? That depends, of course, on what is accepted as 'proof.' In this thought-provoking and carefully-reasoned book, Dr. Brown shares his personal healing, which he attributes to prayer, and he invites readers to consider the empirical evidence miracles occur today. Without overstating the case, and being willing to follow the evidence wherever it leads, Proving A Miracle will both strengthen believers in the miraculous and challenge skeptics to consider updating their rejection of the supernatural. Sean McDowell, Ph.D., professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology and author of The Fate of the Apostles
Proving a Miracle is a book Im genuinely excited for people to read. Ive known Dr. Joshua Brown for many years, and its been a joy to watch how his deep love for Jesus and his passion for scientific integrity have shaped his lifes work. Josh has never been afraid to ask big questions about healing prayer. What I appreciate most is that he writes not just as a neuroscientist, but as someone who has personally experienced Gods healing power and gone on to study it with honesty and courage. This book beautifully weaves together his story, the stories of others, and the growing scientific evidence that prayer really does affect our bodies, minds, and hearts. Josh has a rare gift for making complex ideas accessible, all while pointing people back to the hope we have in Christ. Im grateful for our long friendship, and I believe many will find fresh faith and encouragement through the pages of Proving a Miracle. Dr. Randy Clark, president of Global Awakening Theological Seminary
Heres a highly personal yet thoroughly scientific exploration of the miraculous. This investigation by a credentialed neuroscientist probes everything from how our beliefs affect our health to how prayer has led to astounding healings in well-documented cases. Clear and compelling, powerful and persuasive, this eye-opening journey of discovery sparks awe and brings hope. Undoubtedly, believers will be encouraged and skeptics will be challenged. Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author of Seeing the Supernatural
