Healing Through Prayer : Health Practitioners Tell the Story

by Dossey, Larry; Polkinghorne, J. C.; Benson, Herbert

• ISBN13: 9781551262291
• ISBN10: 1551262290
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Prayer really works! In this book doctors and patients quote scientific surveys and relate personal experiences of healing through prayer. They are convinced that prayer has had a profound effect in their lives. Although they do not try to explain how prayer works, many refer to a greater power - some say God - who enables the healing work of prayer.These interviews and stories will provide new conviction to people of all religious faiths, and will give new hope to those who seek healing for themselves, for others, and for the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Science and Spirituality	p. 13
Science and Religion Are Complementary	p. 15
Scientific Research Confirms the Value of Prayer in Healing	p. 28
Belief Can Induce Healing by Evoking the Relaxation Response	p. 43
Distant Healing Improves Patients' Health	p. 51
A Scientific Study Raises Questions About the Quality of Prayer	p. 55
Healing Prayer in Practice	p. 59
Prayer Is Working with the Divine Energy to Bring Wholeness to Life	p. 61
Healer and Patient Cooperate in Imaging Wholeness	p. 69
Roping in the Baby	p. 76
God's Power to Heal Is Felt in the Power of Love	p. 79
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola Have Healing Power	p. 83
Loving Action Is True Prayer	p. 86
The Healing Community	p. 91
Burrswood: A Christian Healing Centre	p. 93
Both Medical Science and Prayer Contribute to the Wonder of Healing	p. 96
God Never Ignores Prayers for Healing	p. 101
When You Pray for Healing, Nothing Never Happens	p. 104
A Healing Centre Ministers to Body, Mind, and Spirit	p. 108
People Are Trained To Be Spiritual Healers	p. 111
A Family and a Parish Prayer Group Assist Healing	p. 115
Healing Brings About a Change in Life and Relationships	p. 118
Palliative Care Is Healing the Dying	p. 122
The Perspective of Other Faiths	p. 125
A Jewish Perspective	p. 127
An Islamic Perspective	p. 133
A Buddhist Perspective	p. 139
A First Nations Perspective	p. 144
A Healing Program at a Local Church	p. 151
How We Began Our Healing Ministry	p. 153
A Healing Program Changes Church and Community	p. 156
The Wounded Healer Receives Healing	p. 163
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