Trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, Pablo Martinez works at aChristian hospital in Barcelona. He has also developed a wide ministry as lecturer and counsellor. A former President of the Spanish GBU (the equivalent of the UCCF), he is still deeply involved with student ministry. He is a former Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Spanish Theological Seminary, and has spoken several times at Spring Harvest.

`A profound, practical and personal book in which the skill of the psychiatrist and the gentleness of the pastor are combined … I cannot imagine any reader failing to be helped by it, as I have been myself.’

• ContentsAbout the Author 6Foreword by John Stott 7Introduction to the First Edition 9Introduction to the Revised Edition 11Part 1: The Psychology of Prayer1. Different Prayers for Different People Prayer in relation to temperament 142. Overcoming Difficulties Emotional problems and prayer 473. The Therapeutic Value of Prayer Prayer – a love relationship 91Questions and AnswersThe most frequently asked questions on prayer 125Part 2: The Apologetics of Prayer4. Prayer: Psychological Illusion? 134A psychiatrist’s viewpoint5. Are All Prayers Alike?Christian prayer and Eastern meditation 154Notes 171

Trained as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, Pablo Martinez works at aChristian hospital in Barcelona. He has also developed a wide ministry as lecturer and counsellor. A former President of the Spanish GBU (the equivalent of the UCCF), he is still deeply involved with student ministry. He is a former Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Spanish Theological Seminary, and has spoken several times at Spring Harvest.

`A profound, practical and personal book in which the skill of the psychiatrist and the gentleness of the pastor are combined … I cannot imagine any reader failing to be helped by it, as I have been myself.’

• ContentsAbout the Author 6Foreword by John Stott 7Introduction to the First Edition 9Introduction to the Revised Edition 11Part 1: The Psychology of Prayer1. Different Prayers for Different People Prayer in relation to temperament 142. Overcoming Difficulties Emotional problems and prayer 473. The Therapeutic Value of Prayer Prayer – a love relationship 91Questions and AnswersThe most frequently asked questions on prayer 125Part 2: The Apologetics of Prayer4. Prayer: Psychological Illusion? 134A psychiatrist’s viewpoint5. Are All Prayers Alike?Christian prayer and Eastern meditation 154Notes 171