Prayer machine installed

by Madeleine Davies

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 @ 12:31

THE first "Pray-o-mat" in the UK has been installed on the campus of the University of Manchester. Created by the German artist Oliver Sturm, the converted photo booth offers more than 300 pre-recorded prayers, in 65 different languages, delivered through a touch screen.

The machine was brought to Manchester by a team conducting a three-year research project on multifaith spaces (MFS) at the University. Its material includes the Lord's Prayer, Buddhist and Islamic benedictions, and ...

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