Praying At The Hospital

Wendy Cadge has been analyzing the prayers written in books by a statue of Jesus at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital between 1999 and 2005. "As a group, these prayer writers conceive of God as accessible, as actively listening, and as a source of support. They begin prayers with Dear, Hello or Hey and sign them with their name or initials, almost like e-mails... Many of [them] read as snippets of ongoing conversations between the writers and God."

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