Articles and Books

1) Astin, J. A. (1998). Why Patients use Alternative Medicine: Results of a National Study. Journal of the American Medical Association.
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2) Couper, D. (1998). Forgiveness in the community: Views from an Episcopal priest and former chief of police. In Enright, R. & North, J. (Eds.) Exploring Forgiveness. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 121-130.

3) Eisenberg, D., Davis, R., Ettner, S. Appel, S. Wilkey, S., Van Rompay, M., Kessler, R. (1998). "Trends in alternative medicine use in the United States, (1990-1997)." Journal Of the American Medical Association. 280, 1569-1575.

4) Eisenberg, D., Kessler, R., Foster, C., Norlock, R. Calkins, D. & Delbanco, T. (1993). "Unconventional medicine in the United States." The New England Journal of Medicine. 246-252.

5) Enright, R. and North, J. (1998). Introducing forgiveness. In Enright, R. & North, J. (Eds.). Exploring Forgiveness. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press.

6) Genia Vicky The Spiritual Experience Index: Revision and Reformulation. Review of Religious Research, Vol. 38 No. 4 (June, 1997), and pp: 344-61.

7) Hoffmann, J. (1998). Confidence in Religious Institutions and Secularization: Trends and Implications. Review of Religious Research, Vol.39 No.4. 321-43.

8) Inglehart, R., Basanez, M. and Moreno, A. (1998). Human values and beliefs: A cross-cultural sourcebook. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

9) North, J. (1998). The 'ideal' of forgiveness: A philosopher's exploration. In Enright, R. & North, J. (Eds.) Exploring Forgiveness. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 15-34

10) Scott, R. (posted 2.1.99). The Practice of Forgiveness.

Comparison with Other Research

Purpose

This section of the executive briefing shows excerpts from two literature reviews and selections from the comparative survey tables that appear in the full report. The sidebars in this section show the major sources included in the current IOOW 2000 study phase.

In developing questions for the IOOW 2000 survey, in 1999 and early 2000 the study team reviewed over fifty articles, books, and published survey research which focused on spirituality, health, well-being, ethics, values, religion, and the Internet. Many of the books reviewed represent extensive research by their authors. The surveys chosen were those readily identifed through literature and Internet searches which pertained to the major concept categories in the IOOW study.

Literature Review

Highly informative summaries, covering the key points and approaches used by the authors, were written for each source reviewed by the study team. These summaries are included in the full report along with extensive tables comparing relevant data from published surveys. The sum-