I've spent the last eight years asking that question. Having satisfied myself—if not everyone I've met—that there's value in using empirical methods to study prayer, I've thought a lot about how to do ...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A middle school principal has been told it was inappropriate to have teachers give students a prayer asking God to help vanquish their "enemies" -- the standardized tests they were ...

LONDON (RNS) — The vote follows the House of Bishops’ agreement last month to commend ‘Prayers of Love and Faith,’ a collection of prayers and readings for use in existing services. The bishops also ...