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Showing 1 to 20 of 407 for “"Prayer"”.
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Temporal Lobe Transients and Prayer
… female Christian college students completed a Prayer Experiences Questionnaire inquiring about their religious experiences during prayer. Individuals scoring in the upper and lower 30 percent of the possible summed scores on this questionnaire then participated in a recording session that …
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Electronic Prayer Rug: Design and Evaluation
For more than a thousand years, the prayer rug has been used by Muslims, around the world, to conduct the five daily prayer rituals. The rug has undergone very little modification since it was first used – mainly aesthetics in the form of adding motifs and patterns. This dissertation constitutes …
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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Centering Prayer
Centering prayer is a contemplative practice designed to facilitate psychological and spiritual growth and development. It is currently being practiced in Christian communities and faith-based organizations around the world. Despite the widespread appeal and practice of centering prayer, the social …
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The role of prayer in Shakespeare's plays
… work by tackling the question of what prayer does in his plays. I place these performed prayers in their historical and theological contexts, as well as analyse their roles dramatically and thematically within the plays. Prayer as a dramatic form is unique in that it falls between a …
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The Sinner's Prayer: An Historical and Theological Analysis
… and theological analysis of the Sinner's Prayer. Chapter 1 introduces the topic, provides an example of the Sinner's Prayer, and proposes the importance of this study. The methodology and limitations of the study are also discussed. Chapter 2 traces the history of evangelism from New …
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The voice of faith: Jonathan Edwards's theology of prayer
… should rightly be called the "theologian of prayer." Chapter 1 defines the parameters of this study and argues for the importance of Edwards's contribution to this area of practical theology. Chapter 2 examines the nature of God the Father, asking and answering three questions regarding …
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Theorizing prayer in Anglo-Saxon England: Bede and Ælfric
I argue that Anglo-Saxon prayer was inflected by Germanic assumptions about gift-giving and lordship and that prayer, in turn, shaped the Anglo-Saxons’ perception of the self and its relation with the community. Modern studies of early prayer tend to focus on forms of devotion that replicate modern …
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Equipping the Leaders of Skrefsrud Lutheran Church of Beresford, South Dakota, to Lead Prayer Meetings Based on the Lord's Prayer and the Psalms
… South Dakota, by equipping its leaders to lead prayer meetings based upon the Lord’s Prayer and the Psalms. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context of SLC and the goals for this project. Chapter 2 gives a biblical foundation for the importance of corporate prayer. This is achieved through an …
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Enhancing Corporate Prayer at First Baptist Church in Owensboro, Kentucky
… desire, and live out biblical corporate prayer. Chapter 1 sets the context of the project, ultimately giving the rationale for the need to enhance the corporate prayer life of the church. This chapter also includes the goals and methodological approaches toward achieving the stated …
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The Experience of Christian Prayer in Coaching: A Qualitative Investigation
… lived experience of Christian athletes' use of prayer (Czech et al., 2004); however, no published research has sought to understand how a Christian coach may utilize prayer. The purpose of this study was to gather a narrative of the lived experience of collegiate Division I Christian head …
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Developing a Prayer Ministry at Wheeler Baptist Church in Wheeler, Mississippi
The project sought to implement an effective prayer ministry for the purpose of spiritual renewal. Chapter 1 describes a detailed demographic analysis of the community of Wheeler, Mississippi. The chapter includes the history of the church and the present situation of the church. This chapter also …
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Leading Revitalization Through Prayer at Jeffersonville Baptist Church in Jeffersonville, Georgia
This project seeks to lead revitalization through prayer at Jeffersonville Baptist Church. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the ministry context with a list of goals for this project. Chapter 2 examines the biblical foundations of prayer for revitalization, including an exegesis of four passages …
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A study of the collects in 1549 Book of common prayer
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of English, 1952
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The Relationship Between Prayer and Team Cohesion in Collegiate Softball Teams
… rising. Although it is feared that pre-game prayers may interfere with an athlete's preparation for competition, Turman (2003) found athletes credited those prayers as a way to bring the team together. Czech and Burke (2002) found that female athletes were more supportive of prayer and …
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Prayer in the public schools : the impact of Engel v. Vitale.
… ruled in Engel v. Vitale that classroom use of a prayer composed by the New York State Board of Regents was in conflict with the establishment clause of the First Amendment. Dissenting from Justice Black's majority opinion, Justice Stewart emphasized that the Supreme Court had erred in denying the …
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