This book relates the experience of researching, planning, and conducting a scientific study into intercessory prayer (prayer for others). The purpose of the st

This volume explores the philosophical issues involved in the idea of petitionary prayer, where this is conceived as an activity designed to influence the actio

In Candy Gunther Brown's view, science cannot prove prayer's healing power, but what scientists can and should do is study prayer's measurable effects on health

What is it like to be young and religious in migration society? This volume presents research at the intersection of religion, age and race. The chapters’ foc

Reviewing the growing body of scientific research on prayer, this book describes what is known about the behavioral, cognitive, emotional, developmental, and he