#11266. “An automatic Bible in the brain”: Trauma and prayer among Acholi Pentecostals in northern Uganda
August 2026 | publication date |
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Journal’s subject area: |
Health (social science);
Psychiatry and Mental Health; |
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Abstract:
This article examines the role of prayers for traumatized survivors of war within a religious community. The article attempts to show, through a single case narrative, how individual prayer practices are trained and learned and to identify features of prayer that may alter the individual experience of distress.
Keywords:
Christianity; mind; prayer; spirits; trauma
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