Peter Baelz, Does God Answer Prayer? (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1982). A very readable account which complements his classic text, Prayer and Providence (SCM, 1968 ).
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Vincent Brümmer, What Are We Doing When We Pray? A Philosophical Inquiry ( SCM, 1984). A study which affords an excellent introduction to the central issues.
3.
Austin Farrer, Faith and Speculation: An Essay in Philosophical Theology ( T&T Clark, 1988, first published 1967). For those who relish Farrer's peerless style there is much to ponder in the central chapters (IV, V, & VI) of this book.
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Timothy Gorringe, God's Theatre: A Theology of Providence (SCM, 1991). An effective attempt to develop and explore the metaphor of God as the director of the play of existence.
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John Polkinghorne, Science and Providence: God's Interaction with the World ( SPCK, 1989). Perhaps one of his most successful ventures to date in integrating the disciplines of science and theology.
