1st Edition
Understanding Petitionary Prayer Ask, and Ye Might Receive
By Shane Sharp
Copyright 2025
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the “whats,” “whys,” and “hows” of petitionary prayer. Millions of people every single day ask God or some other supernatural being to make some outcome or event happen, whether it be to keep their children safe during a road trip, to give them the willpower to avoid succumbing to the temptation of alcohol, or to help them find a job. The chapters in this volume draw on 130... Read more
Introduction 1. To What Ends? The Goals of Petitionary Prayer 2. Why Don’t People Pray for Everything? The Dos and Don’ts of Petitionary Prayer 3. Why Ask? Solving the Truth in Advertising Problem of Petitionary Prayer 4. How Does One Convince God? Petitionary Prayer as Persuasion 5. How Do People Know When Their Prayers Have Been Answered? Believing in Successful Prayers 6. How Do People Account for Unsuccessful Prayers? Conclusion: Lessons Learned (And a Final One) Methodological Appendix.
Biography
Shane Sharp is a professor of sociology at Northern Illinois University, USA.
