A time out for prayer.
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DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12149
Abstract: Compassionate care of the surgical patient recognizes the wholeness of each individual. Patients and their caregivers come to healthcare providers with the hope of relief from pain and suffering and aspirations for the potential to… read more here.
Keywords: prayer; time prayer; time;
Hospitalized Patients’ Responses to Offers of Prayer
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0454-5
Abstract: Most Americans pray; many pray about their health. When they are hospitalized, however, do patients want an offer of prayer from a healthcare provider? This project allowed for the measurement of hospitalized patient’s responses to… read more here.
Keywords: responses offers; prayer; patients responses; hospitalized patients ... See more keywords
Intercessory Rote Prayer, Life Longevity and the Mortality of Roman Catholic Bishops: An Exploratory Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01214-9
Abstract: Based on a computational analysis of a large dataset, this study explores if there is a significant longevity effect of intercessory prayer for a named individual’s well-being, if he receives a very high number of… read more here.
Keywords: longevity; prayer; study; roman catholic ... See more keywords
Kabbalah, education, and prayer: Jewish learning in the seventeenth century
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1373344
Abstract: Abstract In the seventeenth century, the Jewish mystical tradition which is known as Kabbalah was integrated into the curriculum of studying the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. Kabbalah became popular in these times in the… read more here.
Keywords: kabbalah education; century; seventeenth century; prayer ... See more keywords
Animating Performances: Prayers and African Popular Pleasures
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DOI: 10.1080/13696815.2024.2391760
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article posits that prayer is one of the popular activities that produce pleasure and animate social life in African societies. Focusing on a genre of prayer called “spiritual warfare” (also called “violent” or… read more here.
Keywords: prayers african; prayer; african popular; performances prayers ... See more keywords
Thermal comfort and ventilation performance in an air-conditioned mosque in tropical climates of Malaysia
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DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2025.2451347
Abstract: ABSTRACT Mosques serve as pivotal hubs for Muslim worship, accommodating intermittent prayer sessions occurring five times daily. Comprehending the environmental dynamics within air-conditioned structures experiencing varying occupancy is imperative for informed design decisions. This study… read more here.
Keywords: comfort; prayer; air; ventilation performance ... See more keywords
An exploration of mindfulness during the Islamic prayer in British and Pakistani Muslims
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DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2025.2456335
Abstract: Abstract The present study employed a mixed-method approach to explore Muslims’ experiences of the role of attention and mindfulness during the Islamic prayer (i.e. salah). A total of 78 Muslim participants took part in the… read more here.
Keywords: mindfulness islamic; prayer; exploration mindfulness; psychology ... See more keywords
The Pain and PRAYER Scale (PPRAYERS): development and validation of a scale to measure pain-related prayer.
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DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnad020
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Prayer is a devotional practice used across religious traditions to commune with the sacred and has been used as a coping strategy for pain. Previous research on prayer as a pain-coping strategy has mixed… read more here.
Keywords: scale; prayer; pain related; pain ... See more keywords
Prayer Processions as Political Protests in Postsecular Serbia (2014–2024)
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DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20251633
Abstract: Ever since the fall of Milošević’s ideologically hybrid regime in 2000, and the final disintegration of Yugoslavia, postsocialist, post-Yugoslav, post-Non-Aligned Serbia has been in the process of negotiating and shaping its modern national identity. This… read more here.
Keywords: postsecular serbia; processions political; prayer; protests postsecular ... See more keywords
Did God Answer That Prayer?
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DOI: 10.1163/15700747-bja10031
Abstract: In his recent book Petitionary Prayer, Scott Davison presents an epistemological challenge to petitionary prayer. He asks: If S prays for God to bring about event E, and E in fact occurs, how could one… read more here.
Keywords: answer prayer; davison; god answer; god ... See more keywords
John Calvin’s Theological Reflection on the Necessity of Prayer: How to Promote a Covenantal Relationship of God and Humanity in Christ
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DOI: 10.1177/00211400241307987
Abstract: This article explores the perceived tension in John Calvin’s teachings regarding human prayer within the broader theological context of predestination and the bondage of the human will to sin. Contrary to claims of a logical… read more here.
Keywords: christ; prayer; theological reflection; john calvin ... See more keywords