THE FIELD OF PRAYER: Health, Healing, and Faith + Praying for Money + Subconscious Religion (Annotated)

The Field of Prayer: Health, Healing, and Faith + Praying for Money + Subconscious Religion gathers Russell Conwell's characteristic reflections on the practical power of religious belief. Written in the vigorous, aphoristic style of the sermon-lecture, the work joins devotional exhortation to the self-culture literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its central concern is prayer not as passive petition, but as disciplined spiritual energy shaping health, conduct, prosperity, and the hidden life of the mind. Conwell, the celebrated Baptist minister, orator, and founder of Temple University, brought to such subjects a career spent addressing ordinary Americans seeking moral purpose and material advancement. Best known for Acres of Diamonds, he consistently argued that faith, industry, and service could transform individual circumstances. His interest in healing, money, and subconscious religion reflects both evangelical conviction and the era's fascination with psychology, optimism, and applied Christianity. This volume will reward readers interested in American religious thought, prosperity ethics, and the history of inspirational literature. It is especially valuable for those who wish to understand how prayer was interpreted as a force uniting spirituality, self-mastery, and public usefulness. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.