Preface; Contents; Introduction; Part I Points of Departure; 1 Understanding ``Spirituality''
Conceptual Considerations; Abstract; ``Spirituality'' as Scientific Concept?; Contributions of the Classics for an Inclusive Conceptualization; Spirituality as Privatized Experience-Oriented Religion; Conceptualizing Religion to Account for ``Spirituality''; Transcendence and Ultimate Concern as Key Characteristics of `Religion'; The Difference Between Vertical and Horizontal Transcendence; The Difference Between Institutional Mediation and Individual Mediation; Conclusion; References

2 Deconversion and ``Spirituality''
Migrations in the Religious FieldAbstract; The Bielefeld-Based Cross-Cultural Study on Deconversion; Deconversion Trajectories as Migrations in the Religious Field; Higher Self-identification as ``Spiritual'' Among Deconverts; The Open Question for the Semantics of ``Spirituality''; The Religious Field and ``Spirituality''; The Legacy of the Classics; Reconstruction of the Religious Field; Conclusion: ``Spirituality'' in the Religious Field; References; 3 Investigating ``Spirituality'': Between Survey Data and the Study of Biographies; Abstract

Survey Results on Self-rated ``Spirituality''Results from GSS and ALLBUS; Results from the Religion Monitor; Synopsis of Self-ratings as ``Spiritual'' and ``Religious'' in the Presented Survey Data; On Route to a ``Spiritual'' Society? Trends Over Time; Further Research on ``Spirituality'' Using Survey Data; Conclusion for the Survey Results on ``Spirituality''; Investigating ``Spirituality''
Steps Toward a Research Design; References; 4 Design, Methods, and Sample Characteristics of the Bielefeld-Based Cross-Cultural Study of ``Spirituality''; Abstract

Conceptualizing the Cross-Cultural, Multi-method Study DesignStudying ``Spirituality'' in Cultural and Biographical Context; Instruments and Measures; The Questionnaire: Measures for the Entire Sample; Socio-biographical Dispositions and Consequences: The Demographics Section of the Questionnaire; Assessment of ``Spiritual'' Self-identification; Instruments for the Semantics of ``Spirituality''; Indicators for ``Spirituality'' and ``Religion''; Assessment of Psychological Dispositions; Assessment of Psychological Consequences

Instruments for Subsamples: Faith Development Interview and Implicit Association TestSampling and Data Collection; Description of the Sample; Basic Characteristics of the Sample; Basic Demographic Characteristics; Self-identification and Over-Representation of ``Spiritual'' and ``Atheist/Non-theist'' Respondents; Construction of Focus Groups; Conclusion; References; 5 Who Is ``Spiritual''?; Abstract; Self-identifications as ``Religious'' and/or ``Spiritual'' in the German and the US Sample; Trajectories of Socialization and Religious Change