Daniel Buxhoeveden weaves together multiple strands of personal experience—his many years as a college professor and scientist, together with his interest in spiritual phenomena and miracles and his eclectic personal background, as well as his interest in the relationship between science and faith—in this fascinating exploration of modern-day miracles and experiences of holiness. Experiential Faith demonstrates through firsthand accounts that many modern people experience the divine in remarkable ways that cannot be reduced to materialist explanations. Further, Buxhoeveden shows that modern science has helped confirm the reality of the miraculous and the holy in the modern world, even in the experiences of people who did not previously believe in such things—from the Holy Fire in Jerusalem, which has been studied by multiple scientists who published their findings in peer-reviewed journals to the powerful presence of God in contemporary holy men and women, manifest in prophesy, clairvoyance, healings, and above all, their radiant love. Experiential Faith leaves the reader with the impression that it is not the holy or miraculous that are "unnatural," but rather the modern mechanistic worldview, which cannot account for reality in its fullness.
Daniel Paul Buxhoeveden has many years of experience as a scientist and professor, holding a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology (University of Chicago) and a J.D. (Loyola University). He was a McDonnell-Pew fellowship recipient at the University of California, San Diego; received federal and private grants as a co-investigator in neuroscience; and received research grants from the John Templeton Foundation and the Virginia Farah Foundation for the Study of Science and the Orthodox Church. His broad and eclectic spiritual and religious background help him to understand seekers and skeptics.
