Saying Your Prayers, Constructing Your Religions: Medical Studies of Intercessory Prayer.
This case study focuses on research studies done by medical researchers that examine whether intercessory prayer or the prayers of strangers influences the health of the people who are being prayed for. The author examines how the views differed by denomination over a span of 40 years. The attitudes...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Religion Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 299 - 328 |
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| Formato: | Case Study |
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University of Chicago Press
Jul2009
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| Sumario: | This case study focuses on research studies done by medical researchers that examine whether intercessory prayer or the prayers of strangers influences the health of the people who are being prayed for. The author examines how the views differed by denomination over a span of 40 years. The attitudes towards intercessory prayer from medical scientists is also discussed. |
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