The Psychology of Prayer: A Scientific Approach, co-authored by Bernard Spilka and Kevin Ladd, a member of the SSRC's New Directions…
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Harmful prayer?
On April 2nd, Dallas District Court Judge Martin Hoffman ruled that it is legal to pray for God to harm…
Frequencies 91/100 – 100/100
Today marks the hundredth entry in Frequencies.
NDSP: December 1 deadline for Letters of Intent
The deadline for submitting Letters of Intent to New Directions in the Study of Prayer (NDSP), a new project and…
RFP: New Directions in the Study of Prayer
The Social Science Research Council recently announced the launch of a new project and grants program entitled "New Directions in…
New directions in the study of prayer
The Social Science Research Council has just announced the launch of a major new project and grants program entitled “New…
Prayer is technology. I think.
My dissertation is a comparison of the use of prayer, scripture, science education, and “high technology” in four religious high…
Separating public space
Concluding a class trip to the Supreme Court, Maureen Rigo and her class from Wickenburg Christian Academy, Wickenburg, AZ, stopped…
Should one pray for an atheist?
The health of Christopher Hitchens, an outspoken atheist and critic of religion, has become a major news story. Hitchens is…
Happy National Day of Prayer
Today marks the 59th annual National Day of Prayer. The day was enacted by Congress in 1952 (36 U.S.C. §…