In CT this morning Harold Netland has a piece titled “What Supernatural Experiences Can and Can’t Show." The subhead reads: “They testify to a world beyond our perception. But by themselves, they can’t confirm the central truths of Christianity.”

That’s a fair representation of the article, and Netland’s review of the book in question is patient and fair. But couldn’t certain supernatural experiences confirm the central truths of Christianity? Say, an experience akin to the one Saint Paul had on the road to Damascus? Or when he was taken up to the third heaven? Or Isaiah’s similar vision centuries prior? Or perhaps “showings” like those of Julian of Norwich? Surely, at a minimum, they could confirm Christian truth to the person having the experience, no? And, if the person is a reputable witness, not unwell, lives in accord with the testimony, others would have warrant to believe the visionary report?