THE POWER OF PRAYER ON PLANTS

by Franklin Loehr ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 9, 1959

The Reverend Franklin Loehr, now director of research for the Religious Research Foundation, after a varied parish ministry, decided to put his earlier scientific training to religious use. Convinced that religion was selling itself short by not using the methods of science to gather facts to bolster its premises, Dr. Loehr now gives his time to performing and directing experiments that will add facts to faith. He turns his attention to the power of prayer on plants, saying that he and his co-workers have demonstrated the fact, that seeds prayed for sprout better and grow faster than seeds ignored by prayers. It is even possible, he claims, to retard or kill off seeds by negative prayer, turning prayer into a sort of destructive curse. Readers will have mixed reactions to the value of these experiments as proof of the power of prayer; some may even conclude that demons seem to be conjured up to do their dirty work against defenseless nature. The book is interesting reading, but on the whole seeming to miss the whole meaning of Christian prayer.

Pub Date: April 9, 1959

ISBN: 0548133220

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION