The Cognition and Religion Initiative of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University presents...

"What is Prayer?"

A symposium to be held on May 11, 2007 in the Frist Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room B (Lower Level) on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ..

Featured speakers include:Sister Mary Margaret Funk, Our Lady of Grace Monastery; David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School; Carol Zaleski, Smith College; and Albert Raboteau, Princeton University.

Symposium Description: 
Prayer has been practiced in all religious traditions and is today a topic of much interest.  Yet prayer is poorly understood.  Conceived as a private act, its social and cultural dimensions are particularly neglected.  Regarded as a tool for health and happiness, prayer is also shaped increasingly by popular writers, the media, and even by scholars claiming to study it scientifically.  This symposium brings together a panel of scholars and practitioners to discuss the historical, cultural, social, and religious aspects of prayer and to consider its changing meanings and implications.  The aim is neither to promote nor to debunk prayer, but to encourage deeper understanding of this important topic. 

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