This volume explores the philosophical issues involved in the idea of petitionary prayer, where this is conceived as an activity designed to influence the action of the all-knowing, all-powerful, perfectly good God of traditional theism. Theists have always recognized various logical and moral limits to divine action in the world, but do these limits leave any space among God's reasons for petitionary prayer to make a difference? Petitionary Prayer: A Philosophical Investigation d...

Are there good reasons for offering petitionary prayers to God, if God exists? Could such prayers make a difference in the world? Could we ever have good reason to think that such prayers had been answered? In this Element, the author will carefully explore these questions with special attention to recent philosophical discussions.

This book explores the protests of Job from the perspectives of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religious and philosophical traditions. Shira Weiss examines how challenges to divine justice are understood from a Jewish theological perspective, including the pro-protest and anti-protest traditions within rabbinic literature, in an effort to explicate the ambiguous biblical text and Judaism’s attitude towards the suffering of the righteous. Scott Davison surveys Christian interpretations of t...

On the Intrinsic Value of Everything is an illuminating introduction to fundamental questions in ethics.How-and to what-we assign value, whether it is to events or experiences or objects or people, is central to ethics. Something is intrinsically valuable only if it would be valued for its own sake by all fully informed, properly functioning persons. Davison defends the controversial view that everything that exists is intrinsically valuable to some degree.

On July 21, 2020, Thomas Yeoman leaves a cushy office job as a forest service worker and decides to take on the challenge of becoming a demon hunter. Using a special ring, he travels into a small town outside of Las Vegas Nevada, bringing all the tools that his great grandfather used decades before him...

Lizzie Borden and her daughter Marge are back to wreak revenge on Colton and Sheri Phillips who tried to destroy them years ago..this time, they don't intend to failﾅ

Grabbing his flashlight, Detective Mike Smith notices a woman slumped over. He shines the light into her eyes and notices that she has no pupils. Looking a little closer, he notices that an "X" is carved in her forehead with a knife....

Aileen found herself deep in a forest. She looked around trying to get her bearing. Where was she? What made her come to this forest? Being very cautious, she pulled out a small flashlight to see in the dark. Looking over to her right, she noticed two glowing eyes that were staring right at her....

Danger closes in on a Texas cowboy and a runaway bride in this conclusion to the romantic suspense trilogy from a New York Times–bestselling author.36 Hours SerialAs a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever. . . .The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 3Time is running out for runaway bride Randi Ho...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery brings you a fan—favorite story about how learning to trust can make us stronger than we can ever be alone.D. J. Monroe has to be at the very top of her game: it’s her job and her life to teach people how to defend themselves. She needs to be the best—trained and the most highly skilled fighter in order to protect herself and others. So when Special Forces expert Quinn Reynolds defeats her, she vows to give him whatever he...

When Brady hires Sarah for his Bermuda resort, she's thrilled to work with the sexy millionaire she shared one night of passion with a month earlier. But when Sarah learns she's pregnant, her life turns upside-down.Brady secretly hoped to keep Sarah safe since she carries a tiny piece of his dead wife inside her. But when his ruse is discovered, will the betrayal be too much for Sarah to bear?

Nancy Drew tangles with a kidnapper while the safety of her best friend, Bess, hangs in the balance in this tantalizing mystery.Film star Brady Armstrong is in River Heights for the premiere of his newest movie at the grand old Century Cinema. When Nancy’s friend Bess decides to go backstage to see her heartthrob, she interrupts a kidnapping in progress—prompting her to be snatched instead.The kidnapper doesn’t want ransom money. He demands the planned demo...