Abstract :
Why would God make us ask for some good He might supply, and whywould it be right for God to withhold that good unless and until we asked for it?We explain why present defences of petitionary prayer are insufficient, but arguethat a world in which God makes us ask for some goods and then supplies themin response to our petitions adds value to the world that would not be available inworlds in which God simply supplied such goods without our asking for them.This added value, we argue, is what we call ‘partnership with God’.
