The Prayer Study
• A groundbreaking initiative at the intersection of spirituality, anthropology, phenomenology and neuroscience.
• A team of neuroscientists and anthropologists at Stanford, Harvard and McGill Universities facilitated by Dr. Josh Brahinsky, using cutting-edge techniques from consciousness research to study Christian prayer.
• Exploring how prayer may promote relaxation, cognitive flexibility, self-transcendence, and compassionate community, both universal and parochial.
Tongues of Fire: How Charismatic Prayer Changes Evangelical Brains and Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism by Josh Brahinsky is due out from Bloomsbury press in January of 2026
How God Works: A podcast interview with Dr. Josh Brahinsky and Pastor Shavon Gartrell about their research on speaking in tongues
