Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict - Couverture souple

Peckham, John C.

 
9781540966285: Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1540966283 ISBN 13 : 9781540966285
Editeur : Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group, 2024

Synopsis

If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and entirely good, why do we need to ask God to do good things? Won't God act for the best regardless? Do our prayers even make a difference? Why do some go unanswered? This brief, accessible book provides a fresh angle on our questions to help us think differently about why we pray and what happens when we pray.

John Peckham applies the insights from his successful book Theodicy of Love to the perennial problem of petitionary prayer, offering practical implications for how we might pray and live in ways that advance God's kingdom of unselfish love. Since our understanding of petitionary prayer is inseparable from our understanding of God, Peckham sheds significant light on the nature and character of God and the often-mysterious workings of divine providence. He does so by bringing theological and philosophical nuance to readings of key biblical texts on prayer, weaving in other scriptural clues to articulate an understanding of prayer that highlights not only its necessity but also its urgency. This book will appeal to students, pastors, church leaders, and thoughtful laypeople.

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À propos de l?auteur

John C. Peckham (PhD, Andrews University) is research professor of theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. His numerous books include Divine Attributes: Knowing the Covenantal God of Scripture, Theodicy of Love: Cosmic Conflict and the Problem of Evil, and The Love of God: A Canonical Model, a 2015 Readers' Choice Award winner. He received educator of the year awards in 2012 (Southwestern Adventist University) and 2016 (Andrews) for his teaching and scholarship.

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Éditeur
Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1540966283
ISBN 13 
9781540966285
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1540967816 ISBN 13 :  9781540967817
Editeur : Baker Academic, 2024
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