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.

Cooperation Partners

• Internationale Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Spiritualität e.V. (IGGS)
• Journal "Spiritual Care"
• Klinik SGM Langenthal, Switzerland
• Professur fürs 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
• Transdisziplinäre Arbeitsgruppe Spiritualität und Krankheit TASK, Germany

Journals

• 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

• Fereshteh Ahmadi, Department of Social Work and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Psychology, University of Gävle, Sweden
• Mario Aletti, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Italy
• Hans-Ferdinand Angel, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz, Austria
• Josephine Attard, Department of Midwifery, University of Malta, Malta
• Donia Rita Baldacchino, Institute of Health Care, University of Malta, Malta
• 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, SwitzerlandArndt Buessing, Quality of Life, Spirituality and Coping, Witten/Herdecke University, Herdecke, Germany
• Flavio Burgarella, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Bergamo, Italy
• Jean-Marc Burgunder, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
• Thierry Carrell, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
• Jessie Dezutter, Leuven, Belgium
• Sonja Friedrich-Killinger, Stuttgart, Germany
• Edda Gottschaldt, Chairwoman, Oberbergkliniken, Berlin, Germany
• Barbara Hanfstingl, Institute of Instructional and School Development, Klagenfurt, AustriaLiane Hofmann, IGGP Freiburg i.Bg., Germany
• Christina Hunger, Inst. f. Medical Psychology, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
• Niels Christian Hvidt, University of Southern Denmark, Research Unit of Health, Man and Society, Denmark
• Constantin Klein, Universität Bielefeld, Germany
• Niko Kohls, Generation Research Programme, LMU München, Germany
• Peter La Cour, Gudhjem, Denmark
• Kevin L. Ladd, PhD, Assoc. Department of Psychology, Indiana University South Bend, IN, USA
• Kate Miriam Loewenthal, London, UK
• Deborah Lycett, University of Birmingham, UK
• Peter Marinkovic, Evangelische Studentengemeide LMU München/ "Transdisziplinäre Diskussionen zu Wissenschaft und Religion", Germany
• Peter Matthiessen, Fakultät für Gesundheit, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany
• Wilfred McSherry, Centre for Practice and Service Improvement, Staffordshire University/The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS, UK & Haraldsplass Deaconess University College, Norway
• Götz Mundle, Oberbergkliniken, Germany
• 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
• Vassilis Saroglou, Department of Psychology, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
• Stefan Schmidt, Komplementärmedizinische Evaluationsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg i.Bg., Germany
• Tatjana Schnell, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Innsbruck, Austria
• Wilfried Schnepp, Institut für Pflegewissenschaft, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Germany
• Jürgen Stausberg, LMU, Munich, Germany
• John Swinton, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, UK
• Harald Walach, Institute for Transcultural Health Studies, University Viadrina Frankfurt a.d.O, Germany
• Jacqueline Watts, The Open University, London, UK
• Fraser Watts, Cambridge, UK
• Herman Westerink, Titus Brandoma Institute, Nijmegen, NL
• Karin Wilkening, Social Science, Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, Germany
• Urs Winter-Pfändler, Schweizerisches Pastoralsoziologisches Institut, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Stephan Wolff, Klinikum Hanau GmbH, Germany
• 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

• Adherents.com: National & World Religion Statistics, Church Statistics & World Religions(English)
• American Religious Identification Survey (English)
• Bertelsmann Religionsmonitor, Gütersloh, Germany (German, English)
• Evangelische Informationsstelle Kirchen – Sekten – Religionen, Switzerland (German)
• Full texts by recognized religious scholars (English)
• Michael Nielsen’s Psychology-of-Religion-Links-Collection (English)
• Pew Research Center, USA (English)
• Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst (Marburg, Germany) (German)
• Religioscope, Fribourg, Switzerland (English, French)
• Religious Research Association (English)
• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (English)
• The Association of Religion Data Archive (English)