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Evidence-based research on Christian Spiritual Healing practices is a growing field. The following select list provides a starting place for those who would like to learn more.
Miraculous Healing Published in Medical Journal
Miraculous Healing Published in Medical Journal
The doctors saw the medical evidence of miraculous healing through prayer… and the case was so remarkable that it was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal!
Global Medical Research Institute (GMRI) have recently published a peer-reviewed case report of blindness healed through prayer. We have very strong medical evidence of a miracle here. The case concerns a woman who was blind for 12 years with documented juvenile macular degeneration, and who was instantaneously healed after her husband prayed for her.
You can read our full medical report of the healing absolutely free here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.02.011
| Type | Title | Summary | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Testing Prayer: Science and Healing | Drawing on medical records, surveys of prayer recipients, prospective clinical trials, and multiyear follow-up observations and interviews, Brown shows that the widespread perception of prayer’s healing power has demonstrable social effects which can in some cases produce improvements in health that can be scientifically verified. | Buy on Amazon |
| Book | The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America | The question typically asked about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is whether it works. However, an issue of equal or greater significance is why it is supposed to work. The Healing Gods: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Christian America explains how and why CAM entered the American biomedical mainstream and won cultural acceptance, even among evangelical and other theologically conservative Christians, despite its ties to non-Christian religions and the lack of scientific evidence of its efficacy and safety. | Buy on Amazon |
| Book | Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing | Divine healing is an essential marker of the global phenomenon of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity. This book includes a collection of essays which present similarities and differences across different beliefs and practices. | Buy on Amazon |
| Article | Case report of instantaneous resolution of juvenile macular degeneration blindness after proximal intercessory prayer | The case concerns a woman who was blind for 12 years with documented juvenile macular degeneration, and who was instantaneously healed after her husband prayed for her. | Read online |
| Article | Case Report of gastroparesis healing: 16 years of a chronic syndrome resolved after proximal intercessory prayer | The case is of a boy who was unable to eat or drink for the first 16 years of his life. He received maximal medical treatment but did not improve in that time. After prayer, he was able to eat a full meal for the first time in his life, and to date, six years later, he has been able to eat normally ever since the healing. | Read online |
| Article | Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Proximal Intercessory Prayer (STEPP) on Auditory and Visual Impairments in Rural Mozambique | Study on the improvements of auditory and visual functions in Rural Mozambican subjects after proximal intercessory prayer. | Read online |
| Article | Effects of Intercessory Prayer on Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis | A study of 40 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received proximal intercessory prayer and showed significant overall improvement, even after a 1-year follow-up. | Read online |
| Article | Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in Cardiac Bypass Patients: a Multicenter Randomized Trial of Uncertainty and Certainty of Receiving Intercessory Prayer | Effects of distant intercessory prayer in patients who had cardiac bypass surgery and showed no effect on complication-free recovery from surgery, but the certainty of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with a higher incidence of complications. | Read online |
| Review | Intercessory Prayer for the Alleviation of Ill Health | Review paper of the effects of intercessory prayer as an additional intervention for people with health problems already receiving routine health care. | Read online |
| Article | A randomized trial of the effect of prayer on depression and anxiety | Research investigating prayer intervention that involved asking God to intervene into specific stressors and heal from trauma has demonstrated significant reductions in depression and anxiety. | Read online |
| Article | The Effect of Prayer on Depression and Anxiety: Maintenance of Positive Influence One Year After Prayer Intervention | Research investigating prayer intervention that involved asking God to intervene into specific stressors and heal from trauma has demonstrated significant reductions in depression and anxiety. The current study extends findings from Boelens et al. (2009) to examine follow-up with patients who showed lasting effects one year later. | Read online |
| Article | Neural correlates of healing prayers, depression and traumatic memories: A preliminary study | Increased activity in the prefrontal cortex after healing prayer may be associated with increased cognitive control over emotions. Healing prayer may help to dissociate the memory of the trauma from feelings associated with it, as evidenced by changes in the precuneus region. | Read online |
| Article | Positive Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer in a Coronary Care Unit Population | The therapeutic effects of proximal intercessory prayer in patients who were admitted to a coronary care unit showed significantly lower severity scores than a control group. | Read online |
| Review | Saying Your Prayers, Constructing Your Religions: Medical Studies of Intercessory Prayer | A review article of medical studies investigating intercessory prayer. Cadge notes that studies on the efficacy of prayer date back at least to the nineteenth century. | Read online |
| Article | A randomized, controlled trial of the effects of remote, intercessory prayer on outcomes in patients admitted to the coronary care unit | Effects of distant intercessory prayer were associated with lower coronary care unit scores. This result suggests that prayer may be an effective adjunct to standard medical care. | Read online |
| Article | The effectiveness of a prayer intervention in promoting change in perceived attachment to God, positive affect, and psychological distress | Sozo prayer promotes greater closeness to God by changing negative perceptions about God. Research on Sozo has presented evidence that the extent of perceived avoidance with God may be associated with a lack of change in psychological distress. Further, findings on gains in perceived attachment to the Holy Spirit have corresponded with lower depression and anxiety symptoms. Sozo therefore offers potential as a “crisis-intervention” strategy for healthcare professionals to use as a tool for managing distress. | Read online |
| Article | Prayer and Healing: A Study of 83 Healing Reports in the Netherlands | Extensive medical review of healings through prayer in Northern Europe | Read online |
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