Links to Religion, Spirituality and Health

Below you will find a selection of people, institutions and activities that are related to the research field of "religion, spirituality and health".

This link collection is an expression of our desire to network. This is to say not every link leads you to information about the field but to other interested people with whom you can share your thoughts. We are trying to keep the list up to date. If you desire to become part of the network and this list, please send us an email (info@rish.ch) with your information.

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Cooperation Partners

• Internationale Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Spiritualität e.V. (IGGS)
• Journal "Spiritual Care"
• Klinik SGM Langenthal, Switzerland
• Masterstudiengang für Spiritual Care, Universität Basel
• Professur für Spiritual Care, Universität Zürich
• International Network for the Study of Spirituality (INSS)

Associations and Societies​​​​​​​

• American Psychological Association, Division 36: Psychology of Religion
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelischer Ärztinnen und Ärzte in der Schweiz AGEAS
• Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS)
• Deutsche Vereinigung für Religionswissenschaft
• International Association for the Psychology of Religion
• International Association of Spiritual Care (IASC)
• Internationale Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Spiritualität e.V. (IGGS)
• World Psychiatric Association – Section on Religion, Spirituality & Psychiatry

Institutions, Courses, Degrees and Working Groups​​​​​​​

• Arbeitsgruppe Religionspsychologie des FPP der Universität Trier am St. Franziska-Stift, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
• CAS Spiritual Care, Universität Bern
• Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University, USA
• Forschungsstelle Spiritual Care, Technische Universität München
• International College of Person Centered Medicine / Geneva Conference on Person Centered Medicine
• Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V. Freiburg, Germany, IGPP
• Klinik SGM Langenthal, Switzerland
• MAS Spiritual Care, Universität Basel
• Professur für Spiritual Care, Universität Zürich
• Psychiatrische Klinik Sonnenhalde, Riehen, Switzerland
• Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group (The Royal College of Psychiatrists)
• The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

Publications​​​​​​​

• Publications Archive of the Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group
• Journal "Spiritual Care"
• International Journal of Person Centered Medicine
• Journal of Mental Health, Religion and Culture
• Archiv für Religionspsychologie/ Archive for the Psychology of Religion
• International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
• Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion JSSR
• Journal of Empirical Theology

Exponents​​​​​​​

• Hans-Ferdinand Angel, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Austria
• Wilfried Belschner, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Oldenburg, Germany
• Andrea Berzlanovich, Department für Gerichtliche Medizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Austria
• Raphael Bonelli, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
• Pierre-Yves Brandt, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Arndt Buessing, Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Witten/Herdecke University, Herdecke, Germany
• Jessie Dezutter, Leuven, Belgium
• Sonja Friedrich-Killinger, Stuttgart, Germany
• Niels Christian Hvidt, University of Southern Denmark, Research Unit of Health, Man and Society, Denmark
• Kate Miriam Loewenthal, London, UK
• Deborah Lycett, University of Birmingham, UK
• Wilfred McSherry, Centre for Practice and Service Improvement, Staffordshire University/The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS, UK & Haraldsplass Deaconess University College, Norway
• Sebastian Murken, Religionspsychologie, Universität Trier, Germany
• Kenneth I. Pargament, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA
• Christina M. Puchalski, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA
• Traugott Roser, Professur für Praktische Theologie und Religionspädagogik, Universität Münster, Germany
• Stefan Schmidt, Komplementärmedizinische Evaluationsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg i.Bg., Germany
• Tatjana Schnell, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Innsbruck, Austria
• John Swinton, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, UK
• Jacqueline Watts, The Open University, London, UK
• Herman Westerink, Titus Brandoma Institute, Nijmegen, NL
• Urs Winter-Pfändler, Schweizerisches Pastoralsoziologisches Institut, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Lilian Zøllner, Centre for Suicide Research, Odense, Denmark
• Dr. Michael Tremmel, Praxis für Lebensfragen und Gesundheit, Münster, Deutschland

General Information about Religion, Spirituality und Society​​​​​​​

• American Religious Identification Survey (English)
• Bertelsmann Religionsmonitor, Gütersloh, Germany (German, English)
• Evangelische Informationsstelle Kirchen – Sekten – Religionen, Switzerland (German)
• Michael Nielsen’s Psychology-of-Religion-Links-Collection (English)
• Pew Research Center, Religion USA (English)
• Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst (Marburg, Germany) (German)
• Religioscope, Fribourg, Switzerland (English, French)
• The Association of Religion Data Archive (English)