ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with the concepts of immanence and intimacy. It discusses what kind of constructions of the other take place in different forms of prayer and whether the nature of the other, immanent or transcendent. In other words, is it the intimate nature of horizontal relations that determines the immanence of the 'other', or vice versa, or is there something much more complex happening within these situations? The chapter talks about the question of intimacy, where the stories of the two women were outlined that 'for many Christians their relationship with God, or Jesus, or the saints takes a similar form to the intimate chatting to the dead described by others. It develops a possible sociology of prayer that recognizes the role of the 'other', the recipient of the prayer or the 'conversation partner' to pick up the imagery of chatting, as one of the social actors.
