Book Description

Assessing Spirituality & Religiosity: A Handbook presents clinicians and researchers with an organized collection of hundreds of questionnaires, scales, and survey items designed to assess multiple dimensions of spirituality including the beliefs, practices, values and experiences of those who participate in the world's great religions. Resources help readers find additional items online. “Assessing Spirituality & Religiosity: A Handbook … this is going to be a classic text--Informative, to-the-point, easy to read, and useful. This is worth your time to pour over!” -Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Commonwealth Professor Emeritus Virginia Commonwealth University “…a helpful and up-to-date guide on the many tools that researchers and clinicians alike can use to best assess various dimensions of spirituality and religiosity.” -Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP, Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ University Professor, Santa Clara University and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine. Author of “Spiritually Informed Therapy and Living Better with Spiritually Based Strategies that Work.” “…hundreds of measures related to religion and spirituality. If you do work in the psychology of religion field (or work with religious clients), this will be a helpful guide.” -Joshua N. Hook, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the University of North Texas, author of “The Complete Researcher: A Practical Guide for Graduate Students and Early Career Professionals”