Directory of Prayer Resources

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Prayer is a fundamental activity within many religions. Understandings of prayer vary from reductive psychological explanations in terms of positive thinking and self-talk through to theological descriptions of communication with the Divine. Of late there has been a surge of interest in scientific experiments attempting to measure the effectiveness of prayer, particularly on health.

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• BBC News: Does Prayer Work?

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm
  Review of evidence for answered prayer for world peace and health.

• Medical Bureau at Lourdes

  http://www.lourdes-france.org/index.php?goto_centre=ru&contexte=en&id=491&id_rubrique=491
  Description of the process for recognition of miraculous cures. Includes list of the recognized cures at Lourdes, and details of the International Medical Association of Lourdes (AMIL) Bulletin.

• Problems with Prayer and Faith Healing

  http://atheism.about.com/cs/problemswithpray/
  Collected critiques of prayer on the website of Guide to Atheism and Agnosticism.

• Samueli Institute

  http://www.samueliinstitute.org/
  A non-profit, non-affiliated organization conducting and supporting research on the biology of healing and the therapeutic relationship.

• Transcendent and Spiritual Experiences of Scientists

  http://www.issc-taste.org/arc/dbo.cgi?set=expom&id=00084&ss=1
  Web-site with collected accounts from scientists about their transcendent, transpersonal, mystical, paranormal, or psychic experiences, here: Healing on Distance.

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