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Collected critiques of prayer on the website of Guide to Atheism & Agnosticism.
http://atheism.about.com/cs/problemswithpray/
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Medical Miracles and Theology
A research project by Niels C Hvidt; excerpts of publications.
http://www.hvidt.com/en/PostDoc/
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The Miracle-Leg
The ultimative answer to a prayer, but: "This is the kind of thing that I wouldn't believe,
even if it were true!"
http://www.tracce.it/arch98/NOV98/ingl11/38in.htm
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Boundary Institute
A nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to research of anomalous phenomena related
to consciousness (which might contribute to explain intercessory prayer).
http://www.boundaryinstitute.org/
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Transcendent and Spiritual Experiences of Scientists
Web-site with collected accounts from scientists about their transcendent, transpersonal, mystical,
paranormal, or psychic experiences, here: Healing on Distance.
http://www.issc-taste.org/arc/dbo.cgi?set=expom&id=00084&ss=1
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Intercessory Prayer Debate between W Harris & I Tessman
Is there scientific evidence that intercessory prayer speeds medical recovery? A Debate. Published
at the CSICOP-site with other critical articles.
http://www.csicop.org/articles/20010810-prayer/index.html
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Samueli Institute
A non-profit, non-affiliated organization conducting and supporting research on the biology of
healing and the therapeutic relationship.
http://www.samueliinstitute.org/
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International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality
Complete documentation of a three day conference (2003) covering all aspects in the field.
http://www.nihr.org/conference/summary/summaryindex.cfm
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Institut of Noetic Sciences
A nonprofit membership organization that conducts and sponsors research (also) in distant healing;
articles, media library, comprehensive bibliography, FAQ
http://www.noetic.org/ions/HTML/science/dh/main.html
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Research Approaches in Spiritual Healing
Extensive collection of studies, discussions and recommendations to the topic by Daniel J Benor.
http://www.wholistichealingresearch.com/Research/RschTop.htm#RCTe
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Science and Spiritual Healing
A critical review by Wayne B. Jonas, Cindy C. Crawford. Alternative Therapies. [PDF]
http://www.siib.org/Sciencespiritual.pdf
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Medical Bureau at Lourdes
How is a claimed cure examined and supervised? List of the cures at Lourdes which have been
recognised as miraculous by the Church, documentation concerning the last one.
http://www.lourdes-france.org/gb/gbsa0010.htm
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John Templeton Foundation Prayer Study Archive
Collection of scientific research articles and media articles exploring the power of intercessory
prayer on health.
http://www.templeton.org/spirituality_and_health/archives.asp
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Newsweek: Faith and Healing
The cover story discusses shortly the main issues in investigating faith and health.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/992582.asp?cp1=1
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BBC News: Does Prayer Work?
Review of evidence for answered prayer for world peace and health.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm
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Prayer Studies
Collection of skeptical articles on the power of prayer in medical healing by Gary Posner (up to
2002).
http://members.aol.com/garypos/prayer.html
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Columbia News: Prayer May Influence In Vitro Fertilization Success
Review of Lobo et al's (2001) double blind study into the effects of intercessory prayer on IVF
success.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/09/in_vitro_prayer.html
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Scientific Research on Prayer
Debra Williams' review of research attempting to prove the power of prayer.
http://www.plim.org/PrayerDeb.htm
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Discovery Channel Canada: The Power of Prayer?
Four video stories hosted by Jay Ingram investigating remote prayer. Includes interview with Duke
University's Dr. Mitchell Krucoff.
http://exn.ca/Stories/2001/11/20/52.asp
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TIME: Investigating the Power of Prayer
Critical comment by Leon Jaroff against national funding of prayer studies.
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/jaroff/article/0,9565,193084,00.html
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ABCNEWS.com: Can Prayer Heal?
Brief article reviewing extant research on remote healing.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Downtown/2020/Downtown_010813_remotehealing_feature.html
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Psychology of Prayer
Notes and bibliographic references for D. Andrew Kille's lecture on prayer, a part of the Pastoral
Ministries Program at Santa Clara University.
http://home.att.net/~revdak/spir243/lecture06.htm
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