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study of 21st century Christian mystics, defined Anyone interested in the bio-psycho-spiritual
as those who cultivate subjective communion impact of Christian mysticism will find resour-
with The Holy Trinity in quiet, will demonstrate ces at https://drzeiders.com/religion-and-spi-
highly conscious, highly volitional responses to rituality/the-psychophysiology-of-the-jesus-
stress—at least in terms of Kuhl’s PSI Theory— prayer/
than those who lack such a mystical practice.
Christian clinical experience affirms that the
mystical-prayer-of-quiet facilitates “the peace References
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As said, Professor Kuhl’s PSI Theory is cutting ding on Julius Kuhl’s contributions to the psychology of
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God-inspired solution to the age-old problem
of thoughtless responses to stress.

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