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

Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist (Academic Theology)

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 th...