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Psychology of Prayer  - http://home.att.net/~revdak/spir243/lecture06.htm  Notes and bibliographic references for D. Andrew Kille's lecture on prayer, a part of the Pastoral Ministries Program at Santa Clara University.  TIME: Investigating the Power of Prayer  - http://www.time.com/time/columnist/jaroff/article/0,9565,193084,00.html  Critical comment by Leon Jaroff against national funding of prayer studies.  Discovery Channel Canada: The Power of Prayer?  - http://exn.ca/Stories/2001/11/20/52.asp  Four video stories hosted by Jay Ingram investigating remote prayer. Includes interview with Duke University's Dr. Mitchell Krucoff.  Scientific Research on Prayer  - http://www.plim.org/PrayerDeb.htm  Debra Williams' review of research attempting to prove the power of prayer.  Prayer Studies  - http://members.aol.com/garypos/prayer.html  Collection of skeptical articles on the power of prayer in medical healing by Gary Posner (up to 2002).  BBC News: Does Prayer Work?  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1844076.stm  Review of evidence for answered prayer for world peace and health.  Newsweek: Faith and Healing  - http://www.msnbc.com/news/992582.asp?cp1=1  The cover story discusses shortly the main issues in investigating faith and health.  John Templeton Foundation Prayer Study Archive  - http://www.templeton.org/spirituality_and_health/archives.asp  Collection of scientific research articles and media articles exploring the power of intercessory prayer on health.  Research Approaches in Spiritual Healing  - http://www.wholistichealingresearch.com/Research/RschTop.htm#RCTe  Extensive collection of studies, discussions and recommendations to the topic by Daniel J Benor.  International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality  - http://www.nihr.org/conference/summary/summaryindex.cfm  Complete documentation of a three day conference (2003) covering all aspects in the field.  Samueli Institute  - http://www.samueliinstitute.org/  A non-profit, non-affiliated organization conducting and supporting research on the biology of healing and the therapeutic relationship.  Intercessory Prayer Debate between W Harris & I Tessman  - http://www.csicop.org/articles/20010810-prayer/index.html  Is there scientific evidence that intercessory prayer speeds medical recovery? A Debate. Published at the CSICOP-site with other critical articles.  Transcendent and Spiritual Experiences of Scientists  - http://www.issc-taste.org/arc/dbo.cgi?set=expom&id=00084&ss=1  Web-site with collected accounts from scientists about their transcendent, transpersonal, mystical, paranormal, or psychic experiences, here: Healing on Distance.  Boundary Institute  - http://www.boundaryinstitute.org/  A nonprofit scientific research organization dedicated to research of anomalous phenomena related to consciousness (which might contribute to explain intercessory prayer).  The Miracle-Leg  - http://www.tracce.it/arch98/NOV98/ingl11/38in.htm  The ultimative answer to a prayer, but: "This is the kind of thing that I wouldn't believe, even if it were true!"  Problems with Prayer and Faith Healing  - http://atheism.about.com/cs/problemswithpray/  Collected critiques of prayer on the website of Guide to Atheism & Agnosticism.  Obgyn.net: Prayer May Influence In Vitro Fertilization Success  - http://www.obgyn.net/newsrx/womens_health-Fertility-20011018-16.asp  Review of Lobo et al's (2001) double blind study into the effects of intercessory prayer on IVF success.  Medical Bureau at Lourdes  - http://www.lourdes-france.org/index.php?goto_centre=ru&contexte=en&id=491&id_rubrique=491  Description of the process for recognition of miraculous cures. Includes list of the recognized cures at Lourdes, and details of the International Medical Association of Lourdes (AMIL) Bulletin.  Distant Healing Project  - http://www.noetic.org/research/dh/main.html  Mini-site from the Institute of Noetic Sciences, including summary of distant healing research, full text research and review articles, videos of interviews with researchers, bibliography, and FAQ.  Science and Spiritual Healing: A Critical Review of Spiritual Healing, "Energy" Medicine, and Intentionality  - http://www.siib.org/Downloads/Sciencespiritual.pdf  Article by Wayne B. Jonas, Cindy C. Crawford (2003). Alternative Therapies, 9, 56-61.[PDF]