God and Prayer

This Element asks if it is possible that petitionary prayers could make a difference to what God does in the world.

Scott A. Davison (Author)

9781108971430, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 7 April 2022

75 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm, 0.103 kg

Are there good reasons for offering petitionary prayers to God, if God exists? Could such prayers make a difference in the world? Could we ever have good reason to think that such prayers had been answered? In this Element, the author will carefully explore these questions with special attention to recent philosophical discussions.

1. Introduction
2. Preliminary Considerations
3. Answered Petitionary Prayer
4. A Survey of Defenses
5. Epistemology
6. Practical Considerations and Quasi-Petitionary Prayer
7. Conclusion
References.

Subject Areas: Christianity [HRC], Philosophy of religion [HRAB], Philosophy [HP]