Centering prayer’s effects on psycho-spiritual outcomes: a pilot outcome study

Centering prayer is a spiritual and religious form of meditation grounded in the history of Christian contemplative prayer. Despite its popularity, empirical research investigating centering prayer’s effects on psycho-spiritual outcomes is relative sparse. This pilot outcome study explored the effec...

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Authors: Fox, Jesse (Author) ; Gutierrez, Daniel (Author) ; Haas, Jessica (Author) ; Durnford, Stephanie (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-392
Further subjects:B contemplative practice
B Religious Crisis
B Spirituality
B Meditation
B Faith Development
B Mindfulness
B Centering Prayer
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