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" Investigating Prayer "
by Ian N. Olver.
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614819
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Olver, Ian N.
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Investigating Prayer : Impact on Health and Quality of Life /\ by Ian N. Olver.
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New York, NY :: Springer New York :: Imprint: Springer,, 2013.
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X, 147 p.: digital.
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9781461445715
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<p>Chapter 1. What is Prayer and Why Study it? -- Chapter 2. Studies of Prayer as a Complementary Therapy -- Chapter 3. A Theological Reflection on Prayer -- Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Spiritual Wellbeing\U+00a0\and Quality of Life -- Chapter 5. A Randomized Blinded Study of Intercessory Prayer in Patients with Cancer -- Chapter 6. The impact of the study on the trials team -- Chapter 7. Response to our Study of Prayer -- Chapter 8. What next?</p>.
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<p>From the ancients to the Renaissance, religion and medicine worked hand in hand to heal the people, until the scientific minds of the Enlightenment created a physical model of illness without a spiritual component. In this century, spirituality is gaining recognition as part of individuals\U+2019\ psychological makeup and capacity for meaning-making, and gaining currency as part of holistic concepts of wellness despite resistance from many in the scientific community.</p><p>\U+00a0\</p><p><i>Prayer: Investigating Its Impact on Quality of Life</i> brings science and spirituality together, pointing out thought-provoking parallels and asserting that each can enrich the other. At the book\U+2019\s center is a detailed study of a randomized double-blinded trial that added intercessory prayer (i.e., prayer for others) to conventional cancer treatment, with findings relevant to conceptions of prayer as intervention. In addition, a review of salient medical literature (including complementary and alternative medical journals) contains both positive and negative studies, encouraging a vigorous dialogue about methodology, endpoints, and whether metaphysical phenomena can\U+2014\or should\U+2014\be studied using scientific methods. Among the topics covered:</p><p>\U+00a0\</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ The role of spirituality in illness.</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ Prayer as complementary or alternative therapy.</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ The relationship between spiritual wellbeing and quality of life.</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ Instruments for assessing religious and spiritual belief.</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ A randomized blinded study of intercessory prayer in patients with cancer.</p><p>·\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\\U+00a0\ Possible directions for further research. </p><p>\U+00a0\</p><p><i>Prayer: Investigating Its
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Social sciences.
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Philosophy.
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Alternative medicine.
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Quality of life.
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Quality of life-- Research.
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Psychology, Applied.
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Clinical psychology.
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Social sciences.
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Quality of Life Research.
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Clinical health psychology.
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Complementary Alternative Medicine.
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Psychotherapy and Counseling.
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Philosophy of Religion.
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