More Endorsements

"Standing on the shoulders of William James, David Holley provides us with a significant advancement in the study of the paranormal and the extraordinary. Readable and riveting, Making Room for Mystery provides the reader with a typology of the paranormal. This book is highly recommended as a text for a course in comparative religion or for a course in paranormal and primary religious experience. It is also recommended for the book club seeking to engage in lively discussion."
Allan W. Eickelmann, Teaching Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi
 
"Dr. Holley makes a clear and carefully reasoned case to take mystery seriously. It is not that we should always expect extraordinary and unusual events to occur nor think we can perform them, but--and this is his real point--if we don't think mystery is in the world, we will miss seeing it, and, consequently, miss seeing the hand of God working with nature and free individuals to heal and redeem creation."
--Dennis L. Sansom, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Samford University
 
"Barring anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists, most of us believe in science most of the time. We may not think science has the explanation for absolutely everything, but we assume that the events of our lives take place only in ways consistent with the laws of science. However, there are many reports, some of them apparently credible, of happenings that seem to violate these limitations. David Holley urges persuasively that we ought not automatically disbelieve such reports, but rather 'make room for mystery' in the world and in our lives."
--William Hasker, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Huntington University
 
"Despite public interest in the paranormal, many reflective people today are distrustful or uneasy about paranormal activity due to scientific skepticism. In this nuanced, well-researched book, which is the best of its kind and suitable for a wide audience, David Holley reveals in his usual engaging style reasons that Christians and other religious believers might embrace mysterious dimensions of conscious experience in ways that deepen their faith without denying science its proper role of explanation."
--Todd R. Long, Professor, Philosophy Department, California Polytechnic State University

"For all its admirable accomplishment, modern science too often serves up drearily prosaic descriptions and points us toward flattened horizons. Without gainsaying science's explanatory uses, Making Room for Mystery reminds us of the shadowy fathoms and sky-piercing peaks of human experience that science, for now and perhaps always, cannot elucidate. Although there are superstitions to reject and riddles to unravel, Holley invites curiosity, wonder, and reverence at real mystery without which real wisdom falters."
--Douglas Henry, Dean of the Honors College, Baylor University