… This article explores how ordinary people understand what religion is and how it differs from
spirituality. Sociologists use these terms in specific ways that sometimes diverge from how …

… for religion–health associations, and discussing certain definitional issues. Next we examine
possible mechanisms by which religious and spiritual … of the psychology of religion–health …

… First, religious spirituality involves a sense of closeness and connection to the sacred as
described by a specific religion (eg, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism). This type of spirituality …

… spiritual or religious issues, such as when one spouse is perceived to be the more spiritual
or religious one. … In addition, both religious spirituality and nonreligious spirituality need to be …

… religion, religious, religiousness or religiosity (for religion), and spirituality or spiritual (for
spirituality… Pooled across all years, about 7% of all titles that included spirituality or religion had …

… is related to physical health, it is as plausible that the religion or spirituality … religion or
spirituality. Because our interest in this review is in the hypothesis that religion or spirituality …

… at the basic concepts of religion, spirituality, and … spiritual without being religious? If by this
we mean is it possible to engage in a spiritual quest without formal membership in a religious …

… spirituality is necessary or healthy for every gay, lesbian, and bisexual man and woman. For
some persons, religious and spiritual … persons for whom spirituality and religion are concerns…

… of religion and spirituality. These core chapters are essential to the Handbook , because we
feel strongly that the psychology of religion and spirituality is … of religion and spirituality in this …

… in explorations on spirituality and religion, this article asks what the fundamental differences
between religion and spirituality are, and will examine the aspects of spirituality that are …