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The authors' ethnographic fieldwork provides a strong framework for their findings. Their use of a qualitative and ethnographic approach, which has so rarely been used in the examination of prayer, is exciting. Prayer as Transgression? is a study of prayer-in-action, of prayer 'in the thick of it' - this book makes a major contribution to the way in which prayer can be understood. Peter J. Collins, University of Durham

""The authors' ethnographic fieldwork provides a strong framework for their findings. Their use of a qualitative and ethnographic approach, which has so rarely been used in the examination of prayer, is exciting. Prayer as Transgression? is a study of prayer-in-action, of prayer 'in the thick of it' - this book makes a major contribution to the way in which prayer can be understood."" Peter J. Collins, University of Durham ""This is an important, well-conceived book that should be required reading for anyone interested in social scientific approaches to prayer, to the daily work of healthcare organizations, and to the multiple meanings embedded therein. The authors raise as many themes and questions as they address and speak to one another in carefully framed and connected chapters. I learned a great deal from this volume -- it is an excellent example of how to do interdisciplinary research across national contexts in thoughtful analytic ways."" Social Forces

The authors' ethnographic fieldwork provides a strong framework for their findings. Their use of a qualitative and ethnographic approach, which has so rarely been used in the examination of prayer, is exciting. Prayer as Transgression? is a study of prayer-in-action, of prayer 'in the thick of it' - this book makes a major contribution to the way in which prayer can be understood. Peter J. Collins, University of Durham This is an important, well-conceived book that should be required reading for anyone interested in social scientific approaches to prayer, to the daily work of healthcare organizations, and to the multiple meanings embedded therein. The authors raise as many themes and questions as they address and speak to one another in carefully framed and connected chapters. I learned a great deal from this volume -- it is an excellent example of how to do interdisciplinary research across national contexts in thoughtful analytic ways. Social Forces

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Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, dean and professor of nursing at Trinity Western University, teaches health policy, qualitative research, knowledge translation, and health leadership. Sonya Sharma is associate professor of sociology at Kingston University London. Rachel Brown is adjunct professor in the Religion, Culture and Society program at the University of Victoria. Melania Calestani is an anthropologist and a lecturer at Kingston University London and St George's, University of London, in midwifery and clinical research.

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