Journal article
Praying for known outcomes
- Abstract:
- In this paper, I consider what difference knowledge of outcomes - both past and future - might make to the rationality of praying for them on a traditional theistic model. More specifically, I address four questions: Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows will not obtain? Could it be rational to pray for outcomes one knows have obtained? I argue that on certain common theistic assumptions, the answer to all of these questions is yes.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
Actions
Access Document
- Files:
-
-
(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 89.4KB, Terms of use)
-
- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/S0034412506008602
Authors
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Religious Studies More from this journal
- Volume:
- 43
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 71-87
- Publication date:
- 2007-03-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
-
1469-901X
- ISSN:
-
0034-4125
- Language:
-
English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
-
uuid:eafdd8bd-e4d7-4df9-a87f-2c874b521b7b
- Local pid:
-
ora:1531
- Deposit date:
-
2008-03-14
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2007
- Notes:
- Citation: Mawson, T. J. (2007). 'Praying for known outcomes', Religious Studies, 43(1), 71-87. [Available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=RES].
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record