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Cure-seekers, Saints, Miracles, Religion and medicine, Miracles, Medieval England Saints, Cure-Seekers and Miraculous Healing in Twelfth-Century England. By focusing on the minutiae of this limited set of I miracula i , Salter has thus achieved a useful study of "the place of healing miracles within the broader remit of medieval healthcare" (p. 213). [Extracted from the article]

This paper reports on a study designed to discover how students characterise the scientific and religious positions on miracles and their access to a range of views on how science and religion relate. The study is part of a larger research initiative exploring the value of scholarly reasoning about the interactions between science and religion as a resource for educators, researchers and others seeking ways to advance young people's epistemic insight. Teaching epistemic insight, 'knowledge about knowledge', includes considering the power and limitations of science in the context of different types of questions and how science relates to other ways of knowing. For many decades in schools in England and internationally the accepted practice has been to teach lessons about the nature of science within the confines of a subject (science) that focuses on teaching scientific content. This means that students' opportunities for learning about science as a discipline in school can be limited to studying questions that are very amenable to science. The paper draws on the findings from a survey of 2,530 students and interviews with 61 students aged 14-19 to discuss the extent to which students seem to be accessing an appreciation of the power, relevance and limitations of science. The paper then examines some possible consequences of the findings and makes recommendations for science communication and secondary school education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article uses one of Thomas Cantilupe's miracles of resuscitation as a lens through which to view the society of late thirteenth-century Conwy, a centre of English power in the recently conquered territory of north Wales. Combining the evidence of the Cantilupe canonisation process, contained in The Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Vat. Lat. 4015, with what is known of the history, topography and architecture of town and castle, it examines the relationship between town and castle and, more generally, the structure, operation and spatial expression of hierarchy in Conwy. Taking a micro-historical approach, it further suggests ways in which memories of the miracle itself – the resuscitation of the toddler son of a castle servant – were shaped by that hierarchy and, especially, in a silent negotiation between the powerful and the relatively powerless. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Interactions between saints and animals have been the focus of modern scholarship, yet an important aspect has been neglected, namely that of the saint as healer of animals, when a third party has requested help on behalf of the animal. This article therefore examines, through examples drawn from saints' Vitae and other sources, the types of animals for which saintly intervention was sought, the ailments from which they suffered, and the form which their cure took, in order to understand why medieval people turned to the saints when their animals were ill. An examination of this relationship between saint and animal will not only elucidate the role of saint as thaumaturge, but will also shed light on the veterinary aspect of animal welfare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the exhibition "Spectacular Miracles: Images of Supernatural Power from Northwest Italy," at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, from October 19, 2005 through January 29, 2006.

Examines the religious mentalities towards the Spanish Armada during the late 16th century. Examination of the indications of crusading mentality during the armada campaign; Role of the belief in miracles in the conflict between England and Spain; Religious implications of the armada.

Focuses on the miracles of Saint Thomas Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford, England. Background on the life of Saint Thomas; Definition of miracle; Medical implications of the miracle stories in the Vatican records.