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Measures of Religiosity

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If you do any research at all in the psychology of religion, owning (or having your library own) a copy of this volume is an absolute must. It has all the scales that are important to the professional literature, and it gives you all the items, reliability, validity, etc. Essential to have this volume! Randy Sorenson, PhD, PsyD, Assoc Prof of Psychology, Rosemead School of Psychology

Hill & Hood have assembled a huge collection of measures of religiosity. Many of the instruments would be next to impossible to find without this book. The complete text of each "test" is included in the book.

As someone that works in the field of spiritual formation I have found it exhausting to find a large variety of diagnostic tools in the spiritual realm. This book solves that problem and has proven to be an invaluable resource in my work. It is well worth the price and will serve as a timeless reference piece.

We've needed a reference like this for many years. Every research and seminary library should have this and as well as any professionals doing research in the areas of Christian education, psychology of religion, etc. Kudos to Religious Education Press for supporting this project, but I hope this book can migrate to a major publisher which can support it through further editions. It could benefit from the inclusion of some more of the "spirituality styles" inventories such as those based on Jungian Psychological Type.

This book is an excellent reference. I have used this book for a dissertation. This book provided many different instruments. I have found one that fit perfect with my paper. I plan to use the measures in future studies.

I was recommended this book by a colleague at another seminary. I have directed our Library Director to have copies of this on reserve in all our libraries. There is not a better collection of tests and measurements available for use in field-based research in ministry. I highly recommend this book.

Perhaps only a graduate student in psychology can appreciate the frustration garnered by searches for survey instruments. As one of the younger empirical sciences, psychology is replete with new questionnaires, tests, surveys, etc. every year. Often it is easier to design an original instrument than it is to find and evaluate an existing one. Obviously, the multiplication of new psychological instruments makes replication and comparison of experimental data more difficult.

This volume seeks to solve this problem for the psychology of religion. Over 120 instruments are listed. Each is introduced in detail covering all of the essential bases. Variables are identified. The history of the instrument's development and use is discussed, including limitations for current usage. Norms and standards are provided. Evidence for both reliability and validity are provided, as is the location in press and in subsequent research. Finally, the actual test instrument is appended.

The only possible improvement would be an index of contacts for obtaining approval to use each instrument.

If you have any influence over your librarian, use it to get a copy of this volume on file. When needed, it is absolutely indispensable.