Why We Pray

The author of "Theodicy of Love" explores the problem of petitionary prayer in "Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict," a relatively quick read that somehow still also takes a deep dive into questions many questions have asked and others have thought but been afraid to......more

Whether a skeptic or believer, most people have pondered: Why would a perfectly good and all-powerful God sometimes seem to be silent and hidden amid distress? John Peckham tackles this and more through his thorough, Bible-saturated, canonical approach with hundreds of Biblical references. He address......more

No matter where you may be in your Christian journey, or if you even call yourself a Christian, Peckham answers the tough questions of Faith, pain, and where the Divine is during tough periods. If God knows our prayers before we ask, then why bother? Does God need our “permission” to go about His wor......more

If you want to know God better, and understand prayer more deeply, read this book. I know it’s a tall order, but Peckham does not disappoint. He skillfully, and humbly tackles prayer from a biblical-canonical perspective. It’s not simply about why God answers or does not answer prayer. Peckham takes......more

On the whole, I liked the book, and agreed with what I think was its central thesis. But, it was not without its problems. On the central point: Peckham argues that prayer actually moves God. That when we pray, God hears us, and at times, things happen, and God acts, precisely in response to our pray......more