Praying for outcomes one knows would be bad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20312142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T J Mawson (0000-0003-2714-4736, Saint Peter's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 551-560 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412512000455 |
| OpenAlex | W2119511133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this article, I consider what states of knowledge of the value of outcomes are consistent with a classical theist's praying to God that He bring about those outcomes. I proceed from a consideration of the cases which seem least problematic (the theist knows these outcomes to be ones which would be, at least after they've been prayed for, best or at least good), through a consideration of cases where the outcomes prayed for are ones the goodness and badness of which the theist is agnostic about, to consider finally praying for outcomes that the theist knows would be bad at the time he or she is praying for them. I conclude that even prayers of this last sort should, albeit only on rare occasions, be prayed
Arithmetic · Epistemology · sort · Statistics · Theism · Theology · Value (mathematics) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |