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Contemplative Prayer

Contemplative Prayer is a form of Christian mystical prayer characterized by sustained, largely wordless and non-discursive attention to the presence of God, in which the practitioner seeks immediate experiential union with the divine beyond conceptual reflection or petitionary address.

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66

Authors

35

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

39

Cerebral Blood Flow during Meditative Prayer: Preliminary Findings and Methodological Issues

Andrew B. Newberg, Michael Pourdehnad, Abass Alavi et al. · Perceptual and Motor Skills · 2003 · 203 citations

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Music, imagery, touch, and prayer as adjuncts to interventional cardiac care: the Monitoring and Actualisation of Noetic Trainings (MANTRA) II randomised study

Mitchell W. Krucoff, Suzanne W. Crater, Dianne Gallup et al. · The Lancet · 2005 · 163 citations

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Prayer and Health: Conceptual Issues, Research Review, and Research Agenda

Michael E. McCullough · Journal of Psychology and Theology · 1995 · 132 citations

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The psychology of prayer: a scientific approach

Choice Reviews Online · 2013 · 123 citations

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Praying with Anselm at Admont: A Meditation on Practice

Rachel Fulton · Speculum · 2006 · 120 citations

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Authors

66

  1. AB
    Andrew B. Newberg

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    3 publications · 284 citations

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    h-index

  2. EJ
    E. James Baesler

    Old Dominion University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

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  3. JR
    John R. Finney

    Fuller Theological Seminary, United States

    2 publications · 96 citations

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  4. HN
    H. Newton Malony

    Fuller Theological Seminary, United States

    2 publications · 96 citations

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  5. PJ
    Peter J. Jankowski

    Bethel University, United States

    1 publications · 38 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. Loyola University Maryland

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    95 citations

  2. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    840 citations

  3. Fuller Theological Seminary

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    192 citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    812 citations

  5. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  6. Scripps (United States)

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    163 citations

  7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Durham VA Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    326 citations

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Venues

  1. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    3 publications · 284 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of Psychology and Theology

    3 publications · 228 citations

    3

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 156 citations

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  4. Review of Religious Research

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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  5. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

    1 publications · 19 citations

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