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In times of economic distress and plenty, ninety percent of Americans pray, more than half of us once a day or more. We pray for big thingsuto stay healthy, to keep our jobs, and to strengthen our relationships. And we pray for small thingsuto find parking spaces and missing items. Some of us are sure God exists and others pray simply to cover the bases.

A novel Brandeis study published in the current issue of Poetics analyzed 683 prayers written in a public prayer book placed in the rotunda of the Johns Hopkins University Hospital between 1999 and 2005. The study ...

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