John C. Peckham

Surprised and grateful to find out my book Why We Pray was chosen as a finalist for academic theology book of the year in the Christianity Today Book Awards.

The audiobook of Why We Pray is available on Audible here: audible.com/author/John-C-…

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What do we do when God seems silent? Watch here: youtu.be/FC5o_1GfZS0?si…

@MadisonPierce @divinitysta Congratulations!

This month I was promoted and received as a permanent faculty member here at @divinitysta. I am so grateful for the welcome and support that I have received over the last several months. Our family is very excited about our future here. st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/news/…

Delighted to receive this in the mail. It was a privilege to be Iriann's dissertation advisor.

@rootcausesleuth Thanks for your kind words.

@jcpeckham Mr Peckham, you have a very clear writing style. I especially appreciate how you start each new section with a clear summary and explanation of what you said before and how the new idea follows, and how you conclude each section with a brief but clear summary of how things fit your overall thesis.

Does God care who wins? People pray on both sides, so does God hear or care about those prayers? Watch my brief response to this question from a viewer here: youtube.com/watch?v=DIbrAm…

Grateful to sign contracts this morning to write two more books for Baker Academic. More details to come in due course, on these two projects and on another book already written and now in copyediting (though it won't be released for a while yet).

@FredFredSanders @VanhoozerKevin Thanks for the heads up!

Joel Green has praised @VanhoozerKevin's Mere Christian Hermeneutics, & now he has 5 or so critical questions about it. I'd take KJV's side on all these, but they are well posed and worth considering. (Don't miss Joel's handouts & discussion prompts.) joelbgreen.substack.com/p/mere-christi…

The audiobook edition of Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict is now available on Audible. If you’ve found the book helpful, or if you’ve been meaning to read it but haven’t had time, I hope this format serves you well.

@carmenjoyimes @CTmagazine @ivpacademic Congratulations!!

Always a delight to see the best books of the year according to @CTmagazine, but this year is extra special for me! christianitytoday.com/2025/12/christ… @ivpacademic

@DoloresGMorris That is so encouraging to hear! Thank you!

@jcpeckham your book on prayer is on my Christmas wish-list. Christa McKirland was raving about it at the ETS!

Scheduling kids at the dentist. “How about the 3rd week of June?” “They will all be at a sleepaway camp that week.” “Ok. The next week work?” “History tells me that they will all be sick that week. Let’s go another week out.”

If God is good, why is there evil, and so much of it? I wrestle with this question in my book Theodicy of Love (Baker Academic), which is available on Audible. 📷 Tip: If you don’t already have Audible, you may be able to get it for free with their free trial.

@maadgyalb I hope you find them to be beneficial!

Added them to my personal curriculum for 2026 ( keep in mind I’m still finishing up my bachelors ) Pray for me🤍

@MadisonPierce Fantastic! Congratulations!

UPDATE: At the end of the month our family is moving to Scotland. I’ve been offered the post of Associate Lecturer in New Testament, and we are thrilled to have more time in the UK, especially with our daughter.

It is part of a special issue of Religions that I was invited to guest edit on "The Concept of God: The Intersection of Classical Theism and Relational Theism.” mdpi.com/journal/religi…

My article, "Classical Theism and Theological Method: A Critical Inquiry," seems particularly relevant now. mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/8…